Ambidextrous/Switch Pitchers

JayJayJames3223 · 06-07-2015, 02:49 AM

With Pat Venditte making his MLB debut and being the first switch pitcher in MLB history, when will we see this in OOTP?

NoOne · 06-07-2015, 03:00 AM

imagine a quality starter that could do that. so, they could feasibly pitch 5 of 7 games or 4 of 5 games in a playoff series.

JayJayJames3223 · 06-07-2015, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by NoOne

imagine a quality starter that could do that. so, they could feasibly pitch 5 of 7 games or 4 of 5 games in a playoff series.

or 200+ pitches in a game.

bwburke94 · 06-07-2015, 12:10 PM

Switch pitching doesn't work that way. Because Venditte's legs still get tired no matter which side he pitches from, he can't reasonably start on 2 days rest.

Mr. Baseball · 06-07-2015, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bwburke94

Switch pitching doesn't work that way. Because Venditte's legs still get tired no matter which side he pitches from, he can't reasonably start on 2 days rest.

Two days, no, but he does require less rest than others. Plus he could have a minor soreness or arm injury and one arm and just use the other.

fcabanski · 06-07-2015, 01:08 PM

It's likely an injury to one arm, even minor soreness, would stop him from pitching. The off arm does work in pitching. Throwing with the left, while the right is injured or sore, would create an imbalance that would make it more likely to injure the left arm.

DCG12 · 06-07-2015, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JayJayJames3223

With Pat Venditte making his MLB debut and being the first switch pitcher in MLB history, when will we see this in OOTP?

He's not the first Greg Harris did it for an inning in 1995

TomVeal · 06-09-2015, 04:37 PM

The reason why Venditte can't pitch every couple of days is that he would be out of the water too long: Newspaper celebrates MLB's first amphibious pitcher - SBNation.com

r0nster · 06-09-2015, 04:41 PM

better check your minor leagues ... he would be in that. I have found players in the minors who I have traded for are just now making their debut this season. I do not know how they would list him in the game or database as to him throwing both or not. Although I should see how he did in my solo league as I am in season 2033 now.

r0nster · 06-09-2015, 04:44 PM

found him in my game and it lists him as a righty

TomVeal · 06-09-2015, 05:21 PM

A couple of previous Venditte threads have pondered how switch pitching can be reflected in the game. A full-fledged addition of the feature would probably be too much effort for the value added, but it seems to me that an RHP with higher ratings against lefties than righties (or a vice versa LHP) would be reasonably accurate.

Doc_Brown · 06-09-2015, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by r0nster

found him in my game and it lists him as a righty

Whilst there's nothing we can do about switch pitching. I'm pretty sure in the editor I put him as a switch hitter(which he does IRL).

@r0nster Is that an screenshot taken from an old patch?

r0nster · 06-09-2015, 06:56 PM

current patch as I am in season 2033 right now but this solo league started with OOTP13 when I finally figured out how to move solo through each version

06-07-2015, 02:49 AM	#1
JayJayJames3223 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 65	Ambidextrous/Switch Pitchers With Pat Venditte making his MLB debut and being the first switch pitcher in MLB history, when will we see this in OOTP?

06-09-2015, 04:44 PM	#10
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,083	found him in my game and it lists him as a righty Attached Images

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NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	imagine a quality starter that could do that. so, they could feasibly pitch 5 of 7 games or 4 of 5 games in a playoff series.

06-07-2015, 12:10 PM	#4
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,527	Switch pitching doesn't work that way. Because Venditte's legs still get tired no matter which side he pitches from, he can't reasonably start on 2 days rest.

06-07-2015, 01:08 PM	#6
fcabanski Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 170	It's likely an injury to one arm, even minor soreness, would stop him from pitching. The off arm does work in pitching. Throwing with the left, while the right is injured or sore, would create an imbalance that would make it more likely to injure the left arm.

06-09-2015, 04:37 PM	#8
TomVeal All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Spanaway, Washington Posts: 1,260	The reason why Venditte can't pitch every couple of days is that he would be out of the water too long: Newspaper celebrates MLB's first amphibious pitcher - SBNation.com

06-09-2015, 04:41 PM	#9
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,083	better check your minor leagues ... he would be in that. I have found players in the minors who I have traded for are just now making their debut this season. I do not know how they would list him in the game or database as to him throwing both or not. Although I should see how he did in my solo league as I am in season 2033 now.

06-09-2015, 05:21 PM	#11
TomVeal All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Spanaway, Washington Posts: 1,260	A couple of previous Venditte threads have pondered how switch pitching can be reflected in the game. A full-fledged addition of the feature would probably be too much effort for the value added, but it seems to me that an RHP with higher ratings against lefties than righties (or a vice versa LHP) would be reasonably accurate.

06-09-2015, 06:56 PM	#13
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,083	current patch as I am in season 2033 right now but this solo league started with OOTP13 when I finally figured out how to move solo through each version