I don't want to rag on statheads, because this really isn't their fault. But if managers quit playing match-up with relief pitchers in the sixth inning, maybe they wouldn't run out of pitchers. The deep analysis available to managers gives them a lot more in terms of utilizing effective options, but that doesn't mean they have to start employing them as early as they do. The reluctance to roll the dice is what is emptying bullpens.