The 4 man pitching rotation

Since I suggested a modified starting rotation to a couple of family members earlier this month, I am fully on board with the experimental 4 man rotation, with the 3 long relievers.

In the 5 games prior to the change, the Rockies pitchers had issued 24 walks.  In the four games since the rotation was implemented, the Rockies pitchers have only issued 8.    If nothing else, the new rotation has caused pitchers to throw strikes.  

The 19 runs given up are the fewest in any consecutive 4 games on the road since May 8-12, when they gave up 14.  And like the last 4 games they were 1-3 in those games.

I'd like to see the Rockies stick with it, through the All-Star break, that would be 5 times through the rotation to see whether it starts to pay off.

However, the Rockies offense has only scored 26 runs in the first 7 games of the road trip, but 8 of them were in one inning.  The other 54 innings has produced just 18 runs, about 1 run per 3 innings.