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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold
Yeah, we can probably be at least a little bit smarter about assigning it. In real life they usually just give it to the first non-bad reliever, so in your case, likely Acevedo.
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I've found that they're usually pretty good about picking out the best reliever rather than just the first non-bad one.
Best example in recent weeks I could find was this game -
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...01807130.shtml - I'd say that there were two non-bad relievers before Hildenberger, and the scorer chose Hildenberger (1 IP, 0 R) over Duke (1 IP, 0 R) because he struck out the side and didn't allow a runner.
Other examples...
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...01807080.shtml - Rucinsky followed the starter and got an out, but win given to reliever #2, Conley, because he went 2 IP without allowing a run.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...01807060.shtml - This is an interesting one. At first glance you'd think the win could have gone to Davis (most IP in relief) or Hunter (1 IP, 0 R before the game got out of hand). But they gave it to Ramos, which is a bit of an odd choice until you dig into the PBP a bit. He came on with a runner on 3rd and one out, but got the runner out on the next play thanks to a FC and then induced a fly out to end the inning. I think they are judging Ramos as the most effective reliever because of the magnitude of the two outs he got while the game was still extremely close.
Love the game, by the way. Sorry my first post was a complaint
