Well, Haddock, the Buchholz situation really didn't prove anything last year because he was shut down before he reached what seemed to be a commonly understood limit of 160-165 innings. And by "commonly understood" I mean the club had made some comments and was seemingly operating under that plan, not just that people around here were assuming it. What would really prove the point is if Lester continues to pass his arm strength tests and they DON'T shut him down. Norm's point is well taken. There ARE options out there to give Lester a break -- or at least, there are if/when Colon returns. Right now the thinking is that the Masterson phenomenon may have run its course a little bit and he needs more work on pitches to get lefties out, so that Buchholz replaces Justin in the rotation. One convenient way to give Lester a mini-break is to run the rotation through the 13th, which would give Lester only one more start, on the 8th. Then after the AS break, push him back to the back of the rotation next time through, which would push him to the 22nd, giving him 2 weeks between starts.