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Originally Posted by andymac
This is pretty much the case...most minor league relievers are guys that aren't expected to make the majors or are starters who have had injury problems. I would guess that around 90% of pitchers that are drafted were starting pitchers in college/high school.
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I've felt for a long time that OOTP generates far too many amateur middle relievers. Ideally the game would generate more amateurs as starters and incorporate some sort of method by which you could convert a pitcher from a starter to a reliever and vice versa, thus effecting his his ratings on multiple levels. As you mention a pitcher transitioning to a full-time relief role should receieve boosts to his velocity, and his ratings (and perhaps talents?) across the board at the expense of his endurance. Were the game to allow you to convert a reliever into a full-time starter I'd like to see it work exactly the opposite. I really think the addition of some in-game mechanism to handle this switch would add a significant amount of depth and realism to the experience of developing a pitcher.