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Old 08-23-2024, 01:51 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Larryk007 View Post
I have an MLB relief pitcher that has only been used 5 games all season, and we are in mid-July (1990 sim). I just noticed it. His last game was June 9th, over a month ago. Anything to this? Is he just not needed with a good starting pitcher team (Atlanta)? Besides playing manually, any way to get him some time in relief (i.e. force him in)?
How many pitchers are you carrying? If you're carrying a modern-day 13 man staff, for example, that might be a huge part of why: 1990 has I think 11 man staffs - 6 man bullpens - set as the default and the AI manager is unlikely to dip further down into that staff than the 6th person (which might not even be the long reliever, exactly: if you have, say, a closer, a setup man, a long reliever, and 5 middle relievers, the 5th best MR might be the one who's never used).
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