FILE- Texas Rangers' Max Scherzer flips the ball in the air as he paces the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Phoenix. Scherzer logged at least 179 innings in 10 of his first 16 years in the majors. And the three-time Cy Young Award winner learned some tough lessons on the road to pitching deep into games. That's one reason why the Rangers right-hander thinks Major League Baseball needs to look a lot deeper than a roster limit if it wants to return starting pitching to prominence. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
FILE - Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon delivers to an Atlanta Braves batter in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Atlanta. Major League Baseball wants to put a greater emphasis on starting pitching. But it’s a tricky situation in the era of openers and hard-throwing relievers. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)