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Originally Posted by joefromchicago
There shouldn't be any relievers in the 19th century. None. Zippo. Nada.
OOTP forces any pitcher on the roster who exceeds the rotation limit to become a reliever. The best solution, then, is to make the rotation limit equal the number of pitchers on the staff. That way you shouldn't get any relievers.
Which also brings up another point: roster limits. There weren't any roster limits in MLB until the 1890s, and even then teams rarely carried as many players as they were permitted. Players were expensive and team owners were cheap, so most clubs carried the bare minimum. Through the 1880s, teams typically dressed around a dozen players for a game. It wasn't until pitching staffs started to expand in the 1890s that teams approached the 15-player limit that is the smallest roster allowed by OOTP. Realistically, then, the roster limit should be lowered to at least 12 to reflect the way teams operated in the 19th century.
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I feel like this is kind of flying under the radar a little bit. The majority of the 1880s - 1890s saw teams employing anywhere from 10-13 position players in total (including bench guys who maybe played 10-30 games over the course of a season).