FWIW, I'm trying to educate myself on what others think of these situations to see if there are things I'm not thinking about.
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Originally Posted by lightgrenade07
Depending on stamina I'd keep a pitcher in if they're effective and below 120 pitches.
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Next time I have the game open I'll try to see if there's something that says how a pitcher's stamina is at the moment. I don't normally play my games out, so I'm not sure if there's something other than the pitch count.
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Originally Posted by Bluenoser
I don't see anything questionable about it. He's pitching a heck of a game, why take him out? Because it's the norm to go to the pen more often?
If it's the top of 8th or 9th and he's starting to show signs of struggling, then I might consider pulling him. Or if the score is the other way around and KC is trailing, then I probably pinch hit.
But that's just personal managing style, some managers go to the pen quickly, others like to let their starters go until they can't.
Plus, what was KC's pen like? Are they tired because they pitched a lot lately? That alone is a good enough reason to leave Cueto in if he's pitching well.
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Sorry, by questionable I meant I think a case could be made either way. But yeah, I think it's the norm at the moment to pull him there.
I didn't look to see what relievers KC still had, but it was opening day 2017 so I assumed everyone was rested, but maybe that wasn't the case.