OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - Could Someone Explain how To use Openers and What a Follower is?

Matt Arnold · 10-09-2019, 07:37 PM

Follower is the bulk guy who pitches in a game with an opener. There hasn't really been an agreed-upon term for that guy.

As for how to use it, the "easiest" way to set it up is to basically set your rotation like normal, but any of them you want to use an opener for, set the starter as a follower. And then set whichever relievers you want to use as an opener in the pen. That way, whenever the scheduled starter comes up, we'll look to see if there's an opener available, and will use him.

There's a few other ways to set it up as well, but the above is the easiest way to visualize to me.

10-09-2019, 07:37 PM	#3
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,902	Follower is the bulk guy who pitches in a game with an opener. There hasn't really been an agreed-upon term for that guy. As for how to use it, the "easiest" way to set it up is to basically set your rotation like normal, but any of them you want to use an opener for, set the starter as a follower. And then set whichever relievers you want to use as an opener in the pen. That way, whenever the scheduled starter comes up, we'll look to see if there's an opener available, and will use him. There's a few other ways to set it up as well, but the above is the easiest way to visualize to me.