re: Who is supposed to be the stud pitcher next year?

This season it's been definitely less than 10, and possibly less than 5.

ETA: And strictly pitch count ignores so many other things that go into the determination of whether or not a guy should be pulled.

Stress pitches, stress innings, times through the order, body language, a change in mechanics over the course of the game.

Labas is our oldest starter, has a repeatable delivery that appears to be low stress (though that's all individual, it's at least not high effort). He was coming up on a week with a built in extra day of rest.

Rest has been found to be more crucial than limiting pitch counts. Guys throwing once a week can be just fine going over 100 pitches regularly after they've been stretched out.an