Chris Townsend and A's Pitching Coach Scott Emerson discuss Aaron Brooks two starts, How important it is to be efficient in your outing and provide more outs for the team, would they consider allowing a guy to go through the order a 3rd time if he’s “got it” that day, How he approaches starters in anticipation of their start and what it’s like on a game day and the A’s having a pitching strategy as a “unit”; what is the organizational pitching philosophy and how he is using data for strategy.

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