MESA, Ariz. -- The Chicago Cubs bullpen has been one of the most overworked groups in baseball over the last two seasons.

One situation that some people do not consider is when a receiver may warm up in the pen a number of times, but isn’t brought into the game.

New Cubs manager Dale Sveum promises to stay away from that as much as possible.

“I think each individual is different, but the back end of our bullpen with Kerry [Wood] and [Carlos] Marmol, they are guys if you get them up you want them in the game,” Sveum said. “You don’t want to get those guys hot and then, ‘Nah, I think I might leave Joe Blow in,’ or something. It’s not good for those guys and it’s not good for the longevity of our season.”

In Marmol’s case, you have a pitcher that has thrown in more than 300 games, the most in the majors over that period of time. To make a bad situation worse, the Cubs closer had 27 back-to-back outings in 2012, again the most in the big leagues.

New pitching coach Chris Bosio and Sveum will make a great impression on the bullpen bunch if they are careful with how they use Marmol and veteran set -up man Wood this season.

The end result could make this Cubs bullpen one the better ones in the National League.