GMDM and Yost declared before the
2013 season began that they wanted and would get 1000 IP from their starters. I
laughed; an absurd claim, I thought. By the end of the season, the starters
threw 986.2 innings, good for 4th of 30 teams. Pretty close; I was happy. The
starters had done their jobs in 2013. This was in stark contrast to 2012, when
the starters pitched 890 innings, good for 28th of 30. What worked, and what
didn’t?