This weekend the baseball commentariat was abuzz with the Rays unorthodox use of Sergio Romo to pitch the first inning of the Saturday and Sunday games (he also started the second inning on Sunday). And there have been a lot of opinions about this approach to pitching management, some quite similar to those expressed early in the season when the Rays made clear that they would deploy their bullpen strategically in lieu of a tradition five man starting rotation.
Yesterday we shared some reactions to Romo’s first start, and we’ll have some more analysis coming later.