So I have been thinking about the ways the MLB has changed over the years, and the tendency to pull starting pitchers before 5 innings is so much more commonplace these days, and when they do get pulled, they are ineligible to be the winning pitcher.
Take for example, the May 20th Red Sox-Mariners game that the Sox won 7-3.
Wacha pitched 4 2/3 innings letting up 2 runs (the Sox had already scored 4 in this time)
Davis came in and pitched 1 1/3 innings, letting up no runs and was credited with the win
Did Davis really deserve credit for the win more than Wacha?
My question is, if baseball is going to continue this fundamental change to how pitchers are handled, should they also look at fundamentally changing how starters can earn a win?
Take for example, the May 20th Red Sox-Mariners game that the Sox won 7-3.
Wacha pitched 4 2/3 innings letting up 2 runs (the Sox had already scored 4 in this time)
Davis came in and pitched 1 1/3 innings, letting up no runs and was credited with the win
Did Davis really deserve credit for the win more than Wacha?
My question is, if baseball is going to continue this fundamental change to how pitchers are handled, should they also look at fundamentally changing how starters can earn a win?