[panther nation]

I don't see why the innings matter? In Cuba they pitched him to death!!!

Yes but how long has it been since he has thrown 150+ innings in a season? It will take a year to get his arm in shape to able to go a whole season as a starter, it's just like a marathon runner you just can't stop running long distance for 3 years and just be able to go out one and say hey I'm going to run a marathon. It just don't work like that and the same holds true for a pitcher also. He will be strong out of the gate but you could see him slow down in the last month or so. That is why it matters on Chapmans innings we don't need a guy who can't finish the race.