Craig Counsell and his out-getters aren't Chicago’s hottest new band, but Cubs’ postseason pitching mantra
Cubs manager Craig Counsell is shifting his pitching strategy for the postseason, focusing on using pitchers as "out-getters" rather than adhering to traditional starter and reliever roles.
SAN DIEGO — Craig Counsell and his out-getters.New band name, I call it.This is October, when teams and managers start using their pitchers differently than they did all summer long.For Counsell and the Cubs, that means forgetting who’s a starter and who’s a reliever and who’s supposed to pitch in which inning.It’s all about the out-getters.‘‘There’s a rhythm to [the regular season]. There’s a rhythm to how players get used. There’s a rhythm to how everything is done,’’ Counsell said Monday.…
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