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I use the pitch ratings mostly just to see how many pitches a guy has. If he doesn't have three, and I mean really have three ... not two with ratings around 15 and a third one that's a 4 ... you don't want to use him as a starter, regardless of stamina rating. In my experience guys can have very high-rated pitches and still be bad pitchers. I also tend to be skeptical of guys who have a lot of pitches. If he's 22 years old and he's got six pitches that are all middle-rated, in my experience he tends to pitch as if he needs to figure out what he's good at, and do that.
Stuff matters most to me. If a guy doesn't have good stuff, having good control only helps a little.
What do other people think? I could easily be full of hooey. This is just what I think I've observed.
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