(06-28-2020 01:15 AM)stever20 Wrote:  really there won't be more off days than a normal 9.5 week stretch.... Case in point- the Nats original schedule from July 23 thru end of season had 8 scheduled off days. Now, they would have 7. Not a big deal at all....

Also teams will never go 4 man during the regular season...

I do think we'll see more of an AL style for relief. That will favor better starters as they won't get prematurely removed due to batting order...

I'm liking my Nats... we have 3 of the top 10 starters in MLB- Stras, Max, and Corbin, and then a pretty darn solid #4 in Anibal Sanchez. Have Joe Ross set as 5th starter. 2 other long guys in Voth and Fedde. And then we have Doo, Hudson, and Harris for the back end of the pen.... Our pen "should" be much improved (brookes and Swoosh would LOL at this big time I think).

During a 162 game regular season, I agree.

During a 60 game regular season? If your team doesn't have 5 quality SPs then why not? Time is short and even if the playoffs are expanded, you never know when a blown start will make the difference in reaching the postseason.

This type of format is far less of a marathon than we are used to seeing. 60 games is basically 10 weeks worth of a season...2 and a half months.

It's not quite the sense of urgency you would get in a playoff series, but nobody really has time to get warmed up either. Somebody has a slow start to the season for 3 or 4 weeks and you're really behind the 8-ball.