re: CPM already switching up weekend pitching rotation

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At the risk of sounding like a total idiot... Can someone explain to me the big difference in what day a pitcher starts?
People are saying Poche is a better Saturday starter... What difference does it make, other than facing a different pitcher from the other team??? I don't get what qualities distinguish which day a pitcher should throw...

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Everybody wants to win that Friday game and get off to a solid start. With most teams throwing their best guy on Fridays, you usually don't want to have a huge mismatch with your guy if you can help it. Saturday and Sunday then slowly decrease in importance because most teams don't have more than one really good starter.