Relief Pitching -- Negative/Positive/No Effect?

torpidbeaver · 09-23-2011, 09:48 PM

Wondering if anyone's noticed any sort of effects on a starting pitcher when/if a manager gets someone up in the pen. Like, if my boy's gone 6 strong but walked a leadoff hitter, and I start warming up someone "just in case" -- is there some sort of psychological number in the engine somewhere that determines whether or not a pitcher's going to be offended, worried, sad, or flat out pissed off?

Can I safely have a pitcher stand up without any negative effect on the current pitcher?

Also: does warming up a pitcher affect his energy? If I leave him up in the pen warming for 2 innings, will he be as fresh as if I'd thrown him in the game the moment he was warm?

Dr. dru · 09-23-2011, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by torpidbeaver

Wondering if anyone's noticed any sort of effects on a starting pitcher when/if a manager gets someone up in the pen. Like, if my boy's gone 6 strong but walked a leadoff hitter, and I start warming up someone "just in case" -- is there some sort of psychological number in the engine somewhere that determines whether or not a pitcher's going to be offended, worried, sad, or flat out pissed off?

Can I safely have a pitcher stand up without any negative effect on the current pitcher?

Also: does warming up a pitcher affect his energy? If I leave him up in the pen warming for 2 innings, will he be as fresh as if I'd thrown him in the game the moment he was warm?

There is no effect. In fact the warm up feature is cosmetic. The AI does not use it, and you can leave a guy in the bullpen all game and he never gets tired. Most people turn this useless feature off. I guess you hadn't heard.

torpidbeaver · 09-23-2011, 10:08 PM

And here I was wasting my time worrying about whether poor Jordan Zimmerman's fragile ego could take the sight of a double-barreled bullpen warming up behind his back.

Thanks for the news. New to the game.

Big T · 09-23-2011, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. dru

There is no effect. In fact the warm up feature is cosmetic. The AI does not use it, and you can leave a guy in the bullpen all game and he never gets tired. Most people turn this useless feature off. I guess you hadn't heard.

Has this been confirmed ? or opinion ?

Chicagofan76 · 09-23-2011, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by torpidbeaver

Also: does warming up a pitcher affect his energy? If I leave him up in the pen warming for 2 innings, will he be as fresh as if I'd thrown him in the game the moment he was warm?

I haven't noticed any ill effects. I just played a game where Blake Stein gave up 7 ER and 6 BB in 3.2 IP after 4 ER in the top of the 1st i started warming Russ Ortiz up. Stein got out of the 1st. Got 2 outs in the 2nd and walked 3. I was getting ready to put Ortiz in when Stein got out of the inning. in the 3rd I waited Stein gave up 3 er and walked 1 more and got a GIDP when i replaced stein at 88 pitches. So Ortiz has been warming up since 2 outs in the 1st & came in with 2 outs in teh 3rd and finished the game. I won 10-8.

09-23-2011, 09:48 PM	#1
torpidbeaver Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 389	Relief Pitching -- Negative/Positive/No Effect? Wondering if anyone's noticed any sort of effects on a starting pitcher when/if a manager gets someone up in the pen. Like, if my boy's gone 6 strong but walked a leadoff hitter, and I start warming up someone "just in case" -- is there some sort of psychological number in the engine somewhere that determines whether or not a pitcher's going to be offended, worried, sad, or flat out pissed off? Can I safely have a pitcher stand up without any negative effect on the current pitcher? Also: does warming up a pitcher affect his energy? If I leave him up in the pen warming for 2 innings, will he be as fresh as if I'd thrown him in the game the moment he was warm?

09-23-2011, 10:08 PM	#3
torpidbeaver Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 389	And here I was wasting my time worrying about whether poor Jordan Zimmerman's fragile ego could take the sight of a double-barreled bullpen warming up behind his back. Thanks for the news. New to the game. Last edited by torpidbeaver; 09-23-2011 at 10:10 PM.