The old Oriole Way included using young pitchers as long relief specialists while they learned the league, then working them into the rotation over time. That was everybody's way until teams started developing relievers at the minor league level. The best pitchers became starters; those who didn't make the cut became relievers. As far as the pillow thing, what isn't clear is if Jeff slept on towels for nights on end or if the injury was incurred from one night on a bad pillow. If it's the former, he deserves the criticism. He wouldn't even have needed to go shopping himself; he could have sent a team gofer. If it's the latter, he should be cut slack.