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Morning Report: How Many Innings Do Pitchers Get in Extended Spring Training?

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We often get questions about whether pitchers who have low innings totals from the previous season, will be limited the following season. This year we are seeing it with West Virginia starter Oddy Nunez, who was a reliever in the GCL last season. The players usually do get limited, but their innings are based more on their pitching during the entire previous season and not just what you see on paper.

In the lower levels it's a little different than in Triple-A and what we saw with Jameson Taillon last year. It's more than just innings at the upper levels, it's also pitch counts and strenuous pitches, meaning innings with a lot of pitches will count more than an easy 1-2-3 inning.