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Originally Posted by Rain King
Starting Pitchers and Relief Pitchers have different routines. The game is meaning to emulate that. I don't disagree it could be improved, but sometimes things also need to work a certain way to avoid abuse/loopholes.
If you use an "Opener", though, that pitcher will prepare and recover like a relief pitcher and potentially be able to pitch the next day.
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The Follower won't, though.
If I tell Ryan Yarbrough on game-day that he's going to be a Follower(tm) today and he goes out and throws 45 pitches over 3 innings, he's out of commission for 4 full days before he can pitch again. If instead I tell Ryan Yarbrough on game-day that he's going to be a Stopper(tm) and he goes out and throws 45 pitches over 3 innings, he'll be good to go in a day or two.
I agree with the OP that pitcher fatigue has been a pet peeve of mine for a while, since it feels like OOTP prevents you from using realistic pitching strategies if they don't fit into the tidy box. (The fact that Daily Lineups and Openers can't coexist is another related peeve of mine).