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I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this as well UNC. While I can't speak to how frequently it happens, I do know that it has happened to us three times now...where there's more dependence on DD than would be optimal in our opinion. I mean I get the "a true pitcher want's the ball" argument, but there are shades of grey here to consider IMO. For instance, is the pitcher being challenged for innings or is she needing to pitch out of necessity? Is the athlete being developed as an overall athlete or is the rest of the team hopping on the pitchers coat tail? I don't mean to imply her old team wasn't doing its part, they were. I'm just trying to point out the balance of things are something to be considered .Like the perspective you shared in these comments.
How often this happens with pitchers that are tasked to do too much.
Compared with the benefit of having a true pitching roster to rely on together.
It does happen some pitchers compete on their own teams to be the starting pitcher or the pitcher for the big game. But the reality is too much pitching will wear out just about any pitcher.
Highly difficult to find a pitcher that can throw every game in a weekend tournament and still be as good at the end of the tournament as when they started.
Team sport! Takes a team!