Aroldis Chapman felt he was misused in game six of the World Series. He came on in the seventh inning, the Cubs holding a 7-2 lead. He had thrown 42 pitches two nights earlier in game five.
To Chapman’s credit, he also told reporters he never told Maddon he disagreed with his usage and felt it was his job to be ready whenever the team asked him to pitch. As he should have been. It’s the World Series and teams are going to lean on their top relievers more than ever.
Ask any reliever and they’ll tell you they appreciate knowing their role and exactly when they’ll pitch. Guys like Miller, who are flexible enough to pitch at any point in the game, are very rare. Most are like Chapman and appreciate having a set role. Baseball players are creatures of habit, and when you don’t know when you’re going to enter a game, it disrupts your routine.
I suspect Chapman is complaining now to try to prevent this kind of use in the future.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2hWRTBx
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