Not sure but I don't know how the opposing teams pitcher affects Gallardo unless you are talking about Gallardo's hitting or the arbitrary stat of wins. It's wins and the fact that they could be wasting some of Gallardo's better starts against other teams better pitchers and might not get maximum value out of his appearances. Along those lines at least. Doesn't that go both ways? If you pitch him against a worse pitcher, and it's a laugher that the #5 guy could have won, that's a "waste" as well. Yeah, I guess you are giving your team the best chance to win when he would match up against a #5. But conversely you would have a non #1 going against their #1 at some point most likely, so it evens out. Like I said I am pretty sure someone posted a report on here over the winter how most pitchers over the course of a season face close to an equal amount of 1,2,3,4, and 5 starters.