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Originally Posted by sfeldkamp
...your best relievers are used when the game is on the line, no matter what inning that is, and your worst relievers pitch fewer innings throughout the year.
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This is exactly what I like to do: bring in my best reliever first, unless it's in a mopup role. In the past, I've done it by assigning "Middle Relievers" but no other relief roles (of course, I've been limited to assigning four relievers, using that method).
Perhaps the method you suggest would work. I have found, in past versions, that the relief pitcher the number-one slot in any of the various roles (Middle Reliever, Setup, or Closer) doesn't get the most appearances. I've never figured out whether it's because of fatigue issues and other variables, or whether the game is using some logic that I don't understand.