It used to be that seeing position players pitch in blowouts was a rare thing, once every few years.
But even with larger bullpens, teams have tried to protect pitching arms in blowouts by using position players to pitch more frequently. There were 132 such appearances last year, including a memorable performance by Frank Schwindel against the Yankees in which Kyle Higashioka homered off a 35 mile per hour offering [VIDEO].
Fun, yes, up to a point.