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I could be wrong, but I don't notice any difference in fatigue whether a player plays an inning or 20 innings in a game. A couple different times, I have sat my tired starting catcher, used him as a pinch hitter in the 8th inning, then replaced him so he never did anything but pinch hit, and he is still tired the next day. It often seems unrealistic since a guy is not going to wear out from taking 2-3 swings in a day.
Anyway, the point of that was to say it doesn't seem to really matter. If guys get just as tired playing 5 innings as they do playing 9, it won't make a difference if the AI yanks them in a blowout.
I've also noticed some interesting fatigue with starters. When my bullpen gets tired, I like to use a minor league starter as big league reliever for a couple days. These starters have endurance in the 70's, but a 12 pitch relief outing sometimes gets them "tired" the next day. Even though the warmup pitches and the difference in roles would add to their fatigue, I can't imagine they'd be tired (and therefore not as effective) the day after a 12 pitch outing.
Kos
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