1) Spreads them out more evenly.
2) The schedule of opposing starting pitchers is not that easy to nail down, especially with teams using openers and such. Seems like you see "TBD" listed more and more.
No, it will continue to be done and continue to drive you batty.
Devers played 156 in 2019 and 156 in 2021. That suggests Cora's number of scheduled rest days for Devers has been 6 or thereabouts.
Ha! I just get obsessive about certain things. Yoshida is an above average MLB hitter. But I think it was a very bad signing in light of the cost, our tight budget, need for starting pitching, the fact Bloom signed 2 DH's, our bad defense and so on.
Of course we don't really know what input Cora has into decisions like rest days.
My take on Cora's comments this year was that he was somewhat frustrated with the state of the roster he was handed by Bloom, and he thought maybe too much attention was being paid to the future and not enough to the present. He would have gotten along fine with a lot of us on that!
I think Sale is worth a gamble for 1 more year at an AAV of 25.6 mill.
Of course, I'm assuming that Henry is going to loosen the purse strings a little, too.