G100: Couple of HR's lead Texas to 6-1 win on Monday

Scott Feldman has probably been our second most consistent starting pitcher this season, behind I'd say Vicente Padilla. So what do you do with a guy like that in the second half? Put him in the bullpen. There was some talk during the All Star break that Feldman would be going to the pen in the second half. The stated reason is one that's hard to argue with, I suppose. He's apparently either at, or about to pass his largest number of innings pitched in his career, I think they're trying to protect him. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but don't pitchers get stretched out in that regard by being pitched, and not protected? I guess it's only a mild complaint, but when you get performances like we got this game, you don't want him in the pen. more...