by Tom KrasovicFiled under: Braves, Dodgers, Giants, Padres, Rockies, White Sox
It's anyone's guess how the spike in innings pitched this year will affect Padres ace Mat Latos in 2011."You can never predict it," general manager Jed Hoyer told FanHouse. "The Nationals had kid gloves on (Stephen) Strasburg and he will miss next year."
The Padres likely will lighten Latos' workload leading up to next season, a response to Latos having thrown 61 2/3 innings more in 2010 than he did in 2009 -- including a jump in major league innings by nearly a factor of four. With the Padres contending for the playoffs until the season's final out, Latos threw 184 2/3 innings. Hoyer added: "Latos had several periods of rest and never went significantly above 100 pitches."
o. Manager Bruce Bochy's critics aren't looking smart.
The knock on Bochy in San Diego was that he failed to develop young players. While Bochy deserved some criticism for his handling of young Padres Xavier Nady and Sean Burroughs -- neither of whom would become stars elsewhere -- Giants rookies Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner flourished under Bochy this year and helped San Francisco reach its first postseason since 2003. Four years ago, after the Padres lost to the Cardinals in the Divisional Series, Sandy Alderson's front office blamed it on Bochy and encouraged him to pursue a contract extension with the rival Giants. Bochy has returned to the playoffs before either the Padres or Alderson.
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