Am I missing something here or has baseball really gotten to the point where a reliever can't pitch more than 4.1 innings every 6 days?
I mean it's not like he's been under stress in those appearances either he looks fresh. And, with the ghost runner it actually sorta helps his case, as if he gives up the tying run right off the bat, well f*** it, then pull him and "preserve" him.
Players notice this stuff, I'd be curious if anybody asks Pedro or Wilson about it postgame.