Pitcher Workload

AirBeagle1 · 05-07-2009, 07:28 AM

Hi All! I'm pretty new to OOTP9 (waiting sorta patiently for OOTPX), and have a question I was hoping you could help me with. Searching the forums didn't help, so here it is:

Using a modern (2008) roster set and settings, are there any negative effects to over-working pitchers during the season? For example, if pitchers are on track to pitch ~260 to 270 innings in a season, before playoffs, do they lose effectiveness or become more susceptible to injuries?

If not, does it make sense to use a four-man rotation throughout the season, assuming your starters recover fast enough between starts to be effective? Thanks!

phightin · 05-07-2009, 11:01 AM

I think the best answer to your question is it depends. For instance in OOTP it seems that a pitcher who pitches 240 innings over the course of a season has no greater chance of getting injured than a guy who pitched 180. However, there is always the chance that a guy can get injured making a start so obviously the more times they pitch the more risk there is, but it will have nothing to do with the total number if IP if you follow me. With that said using a 4 man starting rotation using the modern mlb schecdule is tough to do because pitchers will have trouble keeping their stamina up to 100% throughout certain parts of the season.

AirBeagle1 · 05-07-2009, 12:27 PM

Thanks for the quick response!

Curtis · 05-09-2009, 12:18 AM

Another problem to keep in mind is when you're adding innings to the pitcher by having him go longer in games. The chance of injury or ratings hit in SUBSEQUENT games goes up when a pitcher reaches 100, 110, 120, etc. pitch plateaus in a game. (It might actually go up at the 105, 115, 125 levels, too, but I'm not certain of that.)

Note that pitcher endurance is a better indicator of how quickly he will bounce back (days off needed between starts) than it is of how long he can go in one game, though it has some effect on that as well.

05-07-2009, 07:28 AM	#1
AirBeagle1 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 14	Pitcher Workload Hi All! I'm pretty new to OOTP9 (waiting sorta patiently for OOTPX), and have a question I was hoping you could help me with. Searching the forums didn't help, so here it is: Using a modern (2008) roster set and settings, are there any negative effects to over-working pitchers during the season? For example, if pitchers are on track to pitch ~260 to 270 innings in a season, before playoffs, do they lose effectiveness or become more susceptible to injuries? If not, does it make sense to use a four-man rotation throughout the season, assuming your starters recover fast enough between starts to be effective? Thanks!

05-07-2009, 11:01 AM	#2
phightin All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 581	I think the best answer to your question is it depends. For instance in OOTP it seems that a pitcher who pitches 240 innings over the course of a season has no greater chance of getting injured than a guy who pitched 180. However, there is always the chance that a guy can get injured making a start so obviously the more times they pitch the more risk there is, but it will have nothing to do with the total number if IP if you follow me. With that said using a 4 man starting rotation using the modern mlb schecdule is tough to do because pitchers will have trouble keeping their stamina up to 100% throughout certain parts of the season.

05-07-2009, 12:27 PM	#3
AirBeagle1 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 14	Thanks for the quick response!

05-09-2009, 12:18 AM	#4
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	Another problem to keep in mind is when you're adding innings to the pitcher by having him go longer in games. The chance of injury or ratings hit in SUBSEQUENT games goes up when a pitcher reaches 100, 110, 120, etc. pitch plateaus in a game. (It might actually go up at the 105, 115, 125 levels, too, but I'm not certain of that.) Note that pitcher endurance is a better indicator of how quickly he will bounce back (days off needed between starts) than it is of how long he can go in one game, though it has some effect on that as well.