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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/aaron-loup-has-a-problem/
Interesting article
If there’s a line at which a pitcher becomes dangerous to the sport, I doubt few would argue that Loup has crossed it. On average, he hits about three or four left-handed batters per year. Since he’s something of a LOOGY, he just doesn’t pitch enough to endanger enough hitters for there to be a push for someone to do something about it. But Loup’s existence does bring about an interesting question; at what point would a pitcher be considered too dangerous to opposing hitters to be allowed to continue pitching? If Loup were a starter with this HBP%, would that be tolerated, or would the Jays end up in so many fights that the situation became untenable?
Interesting article
If there’s a line at which a pitcher becomes dangerous to the sport, I doubt few would argue that Loup has crossed it. On average, he hits about three or four left-handed batters per year. Since he’s something of a LOOGY, he just doesn’t pitch enough to endanger enough hitters for there to be a push for someone to do something about it. But Loup’s existence does bring about an interesting question; at what point would a pitcher be considered too dangerous to opposing hitters to be allowed to continue pitching? If Loup were a starter with this HBP%, would that be tolerated, or would the Jays end up in so many fights that the situation became untenable?