I'm with going with the 7th and 8th and 9th inning pitcher until the formula breaks down. I'd even throw the 6th inning in there. I can't stand that we have bought into the 9th inning guy needs to be the best pitcher. Not when the game is going to be lost earlier in the game.
Our bullpen should be managed, and not set to autopilot.
We've brought this up before, but heard that the 9th is the highest leveraged inning and such.
I call phooee..... we have a bunch of good releivers and they should be used at the best situation........ not when they are supposed to be in due to the formula.
All I was thinking yesterday is, please get two out and finally bring in Kimbrel, just get two out...... it shouldn't be that way...