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Timofmars · 11-26-2020, 03:32 AM

If pitching while tired or exhausted, that should increase injury risk. But I think the battery symbol is just about how much stamina they have left before becoming tired, so it's not a problem if they just pitched the game before and are tired. It's only a problem if they are expected to pitch again the following game. I doubt it affects development though, except for the effect of injuries.

I think the AI promotes at least 5 players with enough stamina to be starters (at least according to the game, which requires 25/100 stamina, I think). But then all the other relievers can be low stamina, especially if they are better suited to the league level than any higher stamina guys you might have.

If the AI is controlling promotions for you, you could help keep the bullpen fresh by setting the team strategy to be very slow to pull starters and relievers. That way, your starters will pitch to the pitch count even if they get into trouble, eating up more innings. And relievers have difficulty pitching multiple games in a row even if it was a few pitches only, so you seem to get more pitches out of them overall by pitching them until they are tired and then giving full days of rest. Pulling them out slower helps achieve this.

11-26-2020, 03:32 AM	#3
Timofmars Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 251	If pitching while tired or exhausted, that should increase injury risk. But I think the battery symbol is just about how much stamina they have left before becoming tired, so it's not a problem if they just pitched the game before and are tired. It's only a problem if they are expected to pitch again the following game. I doubt it affects development though, except for the effect of injuries. I think the AI promotes at least 5 players with enough stamina to be starters (at least according to the game, which requires 25/100 stamina, I think). But then all the other relievers can be low stamina, especially if they are better suited to the league level than any higher stamina guys you might have. If the AI is controlling promotions for you, you could help keep the bullpen fresh by setting the team strategy to be very slow to pull starters and relievers. That way, your starters will pitch to the pitch count even if they get into trouble, eating up more innings. And relievers have difficulty pitching multiple games in a row even if it was a few pitches only, so you seem to get more pitches out of them overall by pitching them until they are tired and then giving full days of rest. Pulling them out slower helps achieve this.