Whether or not a pitcher has 30+ BFP is either a good or bad thing, depending on the circumstances. It’s just as easy for you to not want him face 30+ as it is for you to want it.

If a pitcher pitches 6 innings, then you don’t want him to face 30. That’s a .400 opponents OBA. And, it gets even worse if you go over 30. Every additional BFP represented another guy who got on base, raising the OBA.

If a pitcher pitches 6 1/3 IP, you don’t want him to face 30. That’s a .367 opponents OBA, and of course, it gets worse when you go over 30.

If a pitcher pitches 6 2/3 IP, then it’s fine to face 30. That’s a .333 OBA. But, you don’t want him to go to 31. That 1 more baserunner pushes the OBA up to .355.

If a pitcher pitches 7, if he faces 30, that’s an impressive .300 OBA. But, just a mere 2 more batters pushes to a league average level of .344.

How well a pitcher pitches really is not dependent on how many batters he faces in a game.

Well, he only pitched to 22 batters today…but that’s because he only let 4 reach base (and one was an error).