The Diamondbacks have a long way to go to get back into the race, but if they can get more performances like the one Josh Collmenter turned in last night (5/29), they just might find a way to overcome their agonizingly slow start in 2014.Josh's three-hit shutout vs. the Reds (a 4-0 Arizona win) was accomplished with just 94 pitches. It was easily the most efficient performance of his career, topping a similar game against the Brewers during his rookie season (2011).
As we've said, there's something of an economy of scale that kicks in when pitchers go deep into the game--it seems to have flattened a bit in recent years, but it still shows up in the chart at left.The interesting thing is how the distributions of innings per start has changed over the past 50-60 years...we'll post something more lengthy on this subject a bit later on.
Collmenter has been bounced back and forth from the rotation to the bullpen during his years with the D-backs...possibly this game will convince the team that he should be a starting pitcher.
