I'm not going to do any data searching, but I'd be willing to bet that arguably the 4 or 5 best teams in MLB this year, Astroles, the evil empire, Dodgers, Mets, and I'll just say Hotlanta starters go longer than the rest of the league. Thereby less taxing on their bullpen. If team A is averaging 6.1 per outing and team B is averaging 5 2 per outing. Nor a huge difference, right? That equates to 108 extra innings per year out of the bullpen. And if that team isn't solid top to bottom then pitchers that arent capable are exposed to high leverage situations.