John Brebbia led the National League in appearances last season with 76, including 11 starts for the San Francisco Giants. He had a tremendous first half — 2.45 ERA, 1.22 WHIP 36 K in 40.1 IP — and you thought, “Hey, the Giants really have a reliable reliever now!”
And then they kept using him. And using him. And using him. A combination of the Giants not having many other great options and perhaps by a bit of draconian design (look no further than what the Rays do to their pitchers to maximize out-getting). In the second half of last season, he had a 4.