[Tadasimha]

Originally Posted by Tadasimha

A very out of the box thought: maybe the plan is to keep Leake as a 6th starter and run a six man rotation to keep Chapman's innings down until later in the season. If Chapman succeeds as a starter, the Reds wouldn't have to pull a Strasbourg and leave him off the roster due to some innings limit.

Originally Posted by HokieRed

If I'm the manager, I'm in serious rebellion against this idea. I have Cueto, Latos, Bailey, Arroyo, and Chapman, and you want me to throw Leake instead of one of those guys every six days[?]

To ensure that Chapman isn't over worked by the start of the post-season - why not?