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Originally Posted by clwalcott
Is that how it works? Why can't I make Chapman into a normal starter? Or can I? It's not clear to me I can in OOTP 14
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blasek's not saying that he wouldn't be a "normal" starter. His point is that the game handles stamina differently for relievers and for starters. A reliever with 30 stamina (I'm assuming on a 1-100 scale?) would only be useful for an inning, maybe two if he doesn't throw a lot of pitches. But if that guy becomes a starter, that 30 stamina translates into something in the range of 80-100 pitches - which is still low for a starter, but some starters do only throw 90 pitches a game and are still effective.
Number of pitches matters more than stamina when it comes to turning a guy into a starter. A player needs three acceptable pitches to be a decent starter; most relievers only have two. Another important thing to remember is that there's no hard and fast rule here. Some guys could be amazing starters with low stamina and only two pitches, even though you'd probably have to be rather lucky for that to happen.
For what it's worth, it's 2019 in my MLB league, and Chapman has been a starter since 2014. He's got a 4 stamina rating on a 2-8 scale (meaning below average), and his ERA has stayed pretty consistently between 3.50 and 4.00.