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I like to play through an entire ST schedule, perhaps because I love ST and try to get to Florida (or Arizona) each year to see some games. Plus I like the idea of real competition for jobs and that phenom who is lights out (until April) and all the hard decisions on cuts.
It's labor intensive, but you can not only set different starters for each day in seven-day lineups, but you can also create a rotation system for subs with the individual RHP and LHP lineups, so that everybody should get at-bats (or at least starts). Other than playing the games through, I don't know how to insure that the stars get their one AB and then head to the clubhouse. One thing I suggest, in imitation of IRL, is to bench the starters for ST road games. Stars don't ride busses.
One caution on seven-day lineups during the regular season is to take care in settings. In the settings to the right, I usually toggle to deny use of alternative lineups, in favor of "no, stick to daily lineups". That prevents the AI manager from substituting its own lineups - and thus defeating the whole purpose of the seven-day lineups you have established. But, as to the next setting down, "allow use of depth chart", I toggle to "Yes", unless I am managing every game for that team. If you instead deny use of the depth chart, the AI is forced to keep playing guys who are worn out or at risk of injury (day-to-day), and their performance will eventually suffer. In other words, you want to lock in your lineups, except when one or more of your starters is fatigued or unable to play. The AI manager needs to have that discretion.
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