Mismanaged Bullpens in Playoffs

Yesterday’s article from 2D2 inspired the reincarnation of an article I have been toying with for a bit. I am not adverse to Doc or a big advocate. He is a good communicator and his team loves him. But he is not the best in-game manager, and the mistakes he does make (as every manager does) gets blown up because of when they happen. Game 2 of the 2017 WS and pulling Rich Hill. Why because he would have been facing the top of the order for the 3rd time, and the algorithms said that Hill should not face the lineup for a third time. This was obviously a discussion the FO had with Doc, but Doc should have had the intestinal fortitude to make the observation that Hill was pitching fine and should have been able to go back out with someone warming up behind him. They did not lose the game because of that move, but it was a sign that Doc was not managing based on what he saw right in front of him. But he obviously didn’t make any mistakes in the NLDS or NLCS.

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