QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 22, 2013 -> 07:32 PM)
But when you take a pitcher out of his normal routine...even if it's just one day, and it's not like Santiago has been a starter at the big league level for 3-4-5 years, it's going to shake him up a little. And we have no way of knowing exactly what was the velocity he was throwing at (some throw harder so they're a bit tired, others don't)...just the quotes we read from the newspaper expressing some doubt and trepidation.
He's still not over the 4th inning Saturday, one would think.
It's just a puzzling way to treat one of the most valuable assets in your entire organization.
You're giving him no credit for his ability to deal with failure. Let's assume he knows how to have a bad outing and not let it give him "doubt and trepidation"