pulling z early allows him to be in better shape for his next start AND marmol fresh is better than carlos having thrown 85 pitches he pulled z to go to a better pitcher, and allowed z to be in better shape for his next start. he accomplished two things at once, or at least he would have, if marmol hadn't sucked. agreed completely. at first i hated the move, but looking back on it, it was a pretty solid move and if it worked out we'd be crawling over each other to (kiss) lou given the situation there, you either have to pinch hit for Z or have him bunt, and pinch hitting is the smart move