"Always Start Highest Rested"

Lordofbrewtown · 10-08-2022, 07:09 PM

My understanding based on the manual is that when selecting this setting for your rotation, the lower starters should be skipped in the rotation if the #1 or #2 (or anyone higher in the rotation) is fully rested/available.

I've tried this a couple different years/about half of this season now with a schedule that has 1 off day every week in my 5 man rotation. There should be plenty of occurrences where the AI manager has the choice to skip to the better starter. I am hardly ever seeing this happening. In a 108 schedule, I'm only seeing the #1 get 1 extra start, and in some cases none.

Does anyone else have experience with this? My goal would really be to have like a 4 and a half man starting rotation. I'd love to see the top 4 get @ 24-25 starts each, and the #5 8-16.

Lordofbrewtown · 10-08-2022, 07:19 PM

More info: 40 team league. This year, through 45 games, only 7 teams have skipped a starter - each of them only 1 time, and 2 of those were forced to due to injuries. The other 33 teams are lockstep with the #1 set to start game #46, and every slot in the rotation having started 9 games.

Again, even though each team has 1 off game per week,

Hrycaj · 10-09-2022, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Lordofbrewtown

More info: 40 team league. This year, through 45 games, only 7 teams have skipped a starter - each of them only 1 time, and 2 of those were forced to due to injuries. The other 33 teams are lockstep with the #1 set to start game #46, and every slot in the rotation having started 9 games.

Again, even though each team has 1 off game per week,

Is it set globally from the stats and ai page? If it is just on the team pitching page the ai will ignore it I have found. I know the feature does work. I have spent more hours than I can count working with the feature to create accurate 19th century pitcher usage in terms of starts and innings. (It is possible!)

If it is set globally, my guess is that you are using modern day settings that may not give the pitchers enough stamina for the teams to actually employ the strategy. That is just a guess though. I really don't test modern day settings but I wanted to at least share what I knew.

Brad K · 10-09-2022, 08:00 PM

I found a season where my team used only five starting pitchers. It works. Note, however, this is on 21.

Lordofbrewtown · 10-09-2022, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Hrycaj

Is it set globally from the stats and ai page? If it is just on the team pitching page the ai will ignore it I have found. I know the feature does work. I have spent more hours than I can count working with the feature to create accurate 19th century pitcher usage in terms of starts and innings. (It is possible!)

Thanks. Global setting was set to 'default'.

PSUColonel · 10-10-2022, 12:41 AM

question: what is default? Is default simply what each individual team setting is?

sdw1000 · 10-10-2022, 01:28 AM

I play all my games out so I used Strict rotation. Or else I forget who is next. lol

Hrycaj · 10-10-2022, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

question: what is default? Is default simply what each individual team setting is?

I believe that is the case.

Lordofbrewtown · 10-10-2022, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

question: what is default? Is default simply what each individual team setting is?

I do not think so. Each of the teams in the league were set to 'Always start highest rested', and those teams settings seemed to be getting overwritten by the Global setting.

I think 'default' must be closer to 'strict, occasionally highest rested' or just 'strict rotation'

Brad K · 10-10-2022, 10:27 PM

"Default" as a description of a setting is needlessly vague.

Cryomaniac · 10-11-2022, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sdw1000

I play all my games out so I used Strict rotation. Or else I forget who is next. lol

This. I do sometimes manually skip my fifth starter depending on stamina, bullpen usage and off days.

nutt · 10-13-2022, 07:45 PM

Is it set to always or occasionally?

Also... I assume you have an AI manager?

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10-08-2022, 07:09 PM	#1
Lordofbrewtown Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 302	"Always Start Highest Rested" My understanding based on the manual is that when selecting this setting for your rotation, the lower starters should be skipped in the rotation if the #1 or #2 (or anyone higher in the rotation) is fully rested/available. I've tried this a couple different years/about half of this season now with a schedule that has 1 off day every week in my 5 man rotation. There should be plenty of occurrences where the AI manager has the choice to skip to the better starter. I am hardly ever seeing this happening. In a 108 schedule, I'm only seeing the #1 get 1 extra start, and in some cases none. Does anyone else have experience with this? My goal would really be to have like a 4 and a half man starting rotation. I'd love to see the top 4 get @ 24-25 starts each, and the #5 8-16.

10-08-2022, 07:19 PM	#2
Lordofbrewtown Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 302	More info: 40 team league. This year, through 45 games, only 7 teams have skipped a starter - each of them only 1 time, and 2 of those were forced to due to injuries. The other 33 teams are lockstep with the #1 set to start game #46, and every slot in the rotation having started 9 games. Again, even though each team has 1 off game per week,

10-09-2022, 08:00 PM	#4
Brad K Banned Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 6,693 Infractions: 0/2 (4)	I found a season where my team used only five starting pitchers. It works. Note, however, this is on 21. Attached Images

10-10-2022, 12:41 AM	#6
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,143	question: what is default? Is default simply what each individual team setting is?

10-10-2022, 01:28 AM	#7
sdw1000 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SC USA Posts: 935 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I play all my games out so I used Strict rotation. Or else I forget who is next. lol

10-10-2022, 10:27 PM	#10
Brad K Banned Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 6,693 Infractions: 0/2 (4)	"Default" as a description of a setting is needlessly vague.