Long Rain Delays

[Bobfather]

I keep forgetting to check this. When there is a long rain delay 25+ minutes for example. Can I bring in a new pitcher without warming him up (like an injury). If pitcher was on the mound when delay began.

[Matt Arnold]

Yes

[Charlie Ricker]

Immediately after play resumes, when you go to warm up a pitcher you should immediately see "ready" instead of cold.

[CBeisbol]

Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

Yes

Is there a cutoff?

Or it's true after any rain delay?

[Matt Arnold]

Originally Posted by CBeisbol

Is there a cutoff?



Or it's true after any rain delay?

It has to be a legit rain delay (where it tells you the game was delayed for XXX minutes), not just the "it's started raining" messages. I know there's different affects on pitchers (short delays are fine, but at some point it starts to eat into pitcher fatigue), but I believe any delay a new reliever is considered "warm".