Yost may let matchups decide rotation

MILWAUKEE -- With the All-Star break upon his team, manager Ned Yost has been trying to set his rotation for the second half, but he has a problem. He has too many starting pitchers. It's a good problem to have for a manager looking down the stretch, very possibly at a race to the playoffs. Yost's surplus of starting pitching has forced him to think outside the box, and he may have come to a solution. Yost is kicking around the idea of using favorable matchups to fill the fifth spot on any given turn through the rotation. According to Yost, it will put Seth McClung and Dave Bush in the best position to pitch well in each outing. "You're looking at all of this kind of 'big picture' stuff," Yost said. "Because you're managing all the way through September, so you want to make sure your club stays strong." After the Brewers... [read full story]