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Originally Posted by waltwa
This is an area that has bothered me recently in online leagues.
In modern leagues after 1990 or so most if not all teams have gone to a 5 man rotation due to concern over SP arm injuries. But in online leagues some people are using 4 man rotations after 2011 and at least as i have observed no penalty has come about in the form of major or career ending injuries.
There is a reason why every team in the ML's uses a 5 man rotation. It is the safe way to go.
Let's say Bochy decides to use Zito as a MR and go with a sensational 4 man rotation in 2011. Great sf sends 4 aces to the mound every day. there is just 1 problem with that. "OOPS" Lincecum out for season and maybe career. Bochy and Sabean have just entered the job market.
The difference is that in OOTP online leagues no one gets fired they just quit when and if their SP rotation dissolves and move on to another league.
There simply has to be a penalty of reduced efficiency and a major chance of major injuries when someone goes with a 4 man rotation except in the playoffs when there are additional off days.
By the way there is a real reason why ML mgrs go with 5 man rotations. There is extensive research by Bill James and others that show that especially with SP's under 25 there is a very great risk of reduced efficiency and/or arm trouble if too many pitches are thrown. The risk may not be as great over 25 but it still exists.
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Some of the online leagues I'm in have rules against using 4 man rotations. I'd petition the commissioner rather than implement something in OOTP itself. Not everyone plays the game the same way and to force "modern leagues" to use 5 man rotations for all leagues would be a bit of an overreaction IMHO.