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Originally Posted by SkyDog

I screwed around with it some this morning. It's definitely do-able with four man rotations, although you can get some screwy numbers if you overdo it. I didn't write down the settings, but I just ran a quick season with 4-man rotations, but with pitcher endurance at (I think) very low, relief pitcher usage on the high side (often or very often) and pinch hitting for pitchers on the high side (often or very often). The leader in IP had around 230 innings (in 41 starts), and only one guy had 20 wins. I know I didn't go as extreme as possible with these settings, so I'm sure it's possible to nearly eliminate 20-win seasons with a 4-man rotation if you used closers and relief pitchers Very Often, set endurance to Very Low, and pinch hit for pitcher Very Often. By the same token, I ran some tests a few weeks ago with a 5-man rotation where I was getting guys with 36-38 starts and over 300 IP, by increasing pitcher endurance and lowering usage of closers/relief pitchers/pinch hitters for pitcher. The range possible there is very, very wide, and I'm quite certain you can get what you're looking for by playing with those settings enough.

This is really quite interesting and helpful. Thanks!