The Yankees are apparently leaning towards going with a 3 man rotation for the ALCS. Thanks to the fact that the ALCS has 3 separate off days the Yankees would be able to pitch CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, and Andy Pettitte on full rest in every game but game 4 when CC Sabathia would go on 3 days rest. Here are 3 reasons why I agree with the move.1. The Limited Numbers Back It UpThe above numbers show CC's 4 regular season starts career on 3 days rest. It's safe to say that he wasn't effected at all by the short rest. If you're going to point to his failures in round 1 of last years postseason when he threw on 3 days rest you might have to remind yourself that it was the 4 start in a row he had on 3 days rest and perhaps that was just the Brewers getting a bit too greedy. Meanwhile Chad Gaudin in his career has a spotty when on extremely long rest. This season he has pitched well given the rest but in each case he was removed from the game very early (averaged 5 inni...
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