"And I think you guys are seeing, and I don't want to revisit this, but the one guy we've been very mindful of is Shohei, as far as script. "But everyone else, I think if you look at the second half, we push guys. We're in a pennant race. It's not about their health, we need to win games, and I got to look at who is the best option."
The complete game is all but dead -- no pitcher has more than one nine-inning complete game this season. One hundred pitches is now viewed as the top limit for a pitch count, with pitchers rarely exceeding 110 -- Randy Johnson had more 110-pitch outings just in 1993 than every starter combined in 2025. Pitchers get more days off between starts. And the list goes on.