""Without getting deeper into the game, the bullpen is having to cover four or five innings sometimes and then guys' roles are being put into different innings. These guys are still human beings, they're not robots. They can't go out and pitch three or four days in a row," says Pillar."
""Pillar has a fair point here. Toronto's starting group has pitched a combined 107 innings, which is the third least in the league behind only Colorado and the Chicago White Sox.""
The Toronto Blue Jays' pitching staff has been average early in the season, with 240 strikeouts ranking third in the league. However, they have allowed 106 earned runs, placing them 19th. Former player Kevin Pillar emphasizes the need for starters to pitch deeper into games to alleviate pressure on the bullpen, which has already logged significant innings. The starters have pitched only 107 innings, the third least in the league, while the bullpen has covered 106.2 innings, the fifth most.
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