[NoOne]

either very lucky or they hsould be starters (or traded for a more useful piece, if they are actually that good). if you got a professional hitter on your bench he isn't doing much for you.

if you simulate the games, you will be left to the AI's choices. if you want to ph l/r more often, i'd edit the coach and move that slider to the right.

the only way to manipulate the AI per your team is to edit the team strat and coach strategy (need comissioner mode to edit the coach - may be an ethical problem for some, but my coach is a digital me so i'm jsut being myself :P )

sliders to change for this topic:

pinch hit for position players - this will make it more/less common the coach will ph for a starter.

favor l/r matchup - they'll play the l/r matchup game more religiously, of course. i don't know if this is pitching / batting or both - i'd assume both.

pinch hit for pitchers will help to a lesser extent - if they are being used when you want, don't adjust... timing would probably be the key here; not frequency.

edit: what rich is saying is that they aren't actually as good as the small sample size numbers say they are... and you may actually be reducing your likelihood of a hit by using a pinch hitter - in fact most of the time this will be the case in most leagues.

when i have pinch hitter listed in the depth chart, it's usually a borderline developed everyday player... a little seasoning on the bench because they are too good for AAA. if they have power i pop them into the ph depth chart.

when you have a platoon situation that's an ideal spot to pinch hit often. something extra that makes pinch hitting viable.