I self-identify as a minor-league guy. Not because the talent is better (It isn’t), the games are more well-played (they aren’t), or the games matter more (they don’t). I’m a minor-league guy because I learn more listening to players I’m less familiar with. Also, my aim as part fan, part student of the game, and part educator is well-served with information out of the mainstream. Nonetheless, I’m often monitoring MLB games, and Bench Use figures to be a periodic assessment of curious managerial decisions.
For instance, Saturday afternoon, two games of interest were running concurrently. Both games had rather curious bullpen usage decisions.