That’s true, of course.

I just wonder – and admittedly this is all speculation – how much of Aumont’s thinking is based on his own desire to be a reliever, and how much of it might just be motivated by a loss of confidence from the times he struggled last year. If the latter, I think the appropriate move would be to encourage him and help him rebuild his confidence. But whatever – what’s done is done.

 There might be some anatomical issues that could cause an pitcher to generate fatigue because they are biomechanically inefficient, but mostly, in terms of relievera, it’s a question of fast twitch to slow twitch muscle fibers which is a nuanced determination unless you want to do a muscle biopsy. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t think he could be made into a starter but that it might not be what he’s best suited for and as such it might be counterproductive in terms of time spent training- he’d be losing more of his most physiologically viable years to do something he was genetically less capable of from the start. And I’m not adverse to trying but the determination shouldn’t rely on attrition as it’s primary investigative method.

now it’s funny