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Originally Posted by Garlon
Markus, be careful with this Games Finished stat being used to assign bullpen roles. This should probably only be taken into account in the modern era or post-1975. In early time periods managers would often use their best SP in relief to finish games when needed.
Christy Mathewson finished 10 games in 1908, and depending on what team he ends up on in the simulation that could be the most on the team. There's no way we want Mathewson in the Closer role.
So perhaps limit the realistic Closer selection to pitchers with an Endurance of less than 49 (maybe even lower) who have the most Games Finished on the team based on their historical stats. This way a Mathewson would never get chosen as the Closer.
I would also argue that IRL teams misuse their relief aces, their best relief pitcher, by making them Closers. Your best pitcher in your bullpen will have a much bigger impact on winning games if used in the 7th and 8th inings in close ballgames than in the 9th inning. OOTP's AI would probably be wiser using Mariano Rivera as a Middle Reliever or Setup Man than as a Closer, although it may seem more realistic to see him racking up Saves as a Closer.
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The AI will not assign players to relief roles if they are already in the rotation, and the rotation gets chosen first... so this will be no issue
There are many studies who support your point regarding proper bullpen usage, but real life managers often shy away from strategy that defies common wisdom.
I mean, I would always bat my best hitter first, so he gets more AB in the season... studies have shown that this is worth about 10 runs a season compared to hitting your best guy 3rd or 4th.