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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
By and large, relievers use their first 2, maybe 3 pitches to determine Stuff whereas starters use all of them and for the most part the more the merrier. In order to be an effective starter a player needs to throw at least 3 pitches, period (the baseball wisdom is they need to throw a fastball, a breaking pitch, and a change of pace, but I’m not sure the game cares about which pitches as long as you’ve got 3 of them). That’s why you’ll see guys in your bullpen with high Stamina ratings listed as Bullpen only - it doesn’t matter how many pitches a sinker/slider guy can throw, hitters will figure him out by the 2nd time he goes through the order.
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All true, except I was referring to the opposite - starters in the bullpen, not vice-versa.