[Will Beh]

Originally Posted by locuspc

i do think having an extra "bad" pitch allows you to remove dev focus from it and redistribute it to your other areas, which is helpful. I don't know that it's necessarily an "exploit", because improving the bad pitch to where it's a pitch that can be thrown would also be a useful thing, and the overall effects are going to be small because dev focus is not a high impact mechanic. But it is true that the more pitches a pitcher has, the more dev focus they have to spread around. Having that extra pitch is a pure positive.

I think you're mistaken if you don't think stamina has an effect for relievers. I love having middle relievers with decent stamina that can go 40 pitches without falling apart, it really helps during the 162 grind. Good stamina also helps them recover from a previous appearance faster, so even if they're only going three batters, it lets them pitch three days in a row without problems.

+1