Curious Question about Starting Rotation (the rhyme is intentional)

Fenixdown · 11-24-2021, 09:59 AM

My theme team is kinda chalk full of starters. There aren't really a lot of perfect options in the bullpen for a historical Rangers roster, and I have all three. What I'm curious about is what the community thinks would be the best setup for the rest of them, who should be the five main dudes and who should come out of the box? The options are as follows (all perfects, naturally).

Bartolo Colon, Corey Kluber, Frank Tanana, R.A. Dickey, Gaylord Perry, Jack Leiter, Roy Oswalt, Kenny Rogers, Cliff Lee, and Kevin Brown.

Now, currently my rotation is the first five listed, in that order. Leiter, Oswalt, and Rogers are middle relief (Rogers is also dual lefty specialist), and Brown and Lee are long relief. I will at some point get Charlie Hough, as well, but he's not a priority right now.

Does this seem solid, or should I mix this up a bit? I went with the five that had the best combined total of STU/MOV/CON in a sort of "plus/minus" equation (so, this guy's stuff is -X from that guy, but move is +X and control is +X for an overall +X difference). Rogers seems the biggest no-brainer as his ratings are the lowest of any of them in both stuff and move.

Oh, and before anyone says "just get Pedro, Clemens, blahblahblah"....the answer to that is no. They were never historical Rangers. They do not go on the team. Get out with that. Just answer the question. Thanks. =)

ubernoob · 11-28-2021, 02:41 AM

You want high movement for starters, followed by control, followed by stuff.

Whatever ratio that is for you, you can work it out. There are weights floating around the forums for that kind of stuff, but movement is king.

professor ape · 11-28-2021, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ubernoob

You want high movement for starters, followed by control, followed by stuff.

Whatever ratio that is for you, you can work it out. There are weights floating around the forums for that kind of stuff, but movement is king.

In particular, pay attention to pitchers’ Movement and Control against hitters on the opposite side of the plate. You need them to be strong when your opponents run platoons against you.

11-24-2021, 09:59 AM	#1
Fenixdown Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 123	Curious Question about Starting Rotation (the rhyme is intentional) My theme team is kinda chalk full of starters. There aren't really a lot of perfect options in the bullpen for a historical Rangers roster, and I have all three. What I'm curious about is what the community thinks would be the best setup for the rest of them, who should be the five main dudes and who should come out of the box? The options are as follows (all perfects, naturally). Bartolo Colon, Corey Kluber, Frank Tanana, R.A. Dickey, Gaylord Perry, Jack Leiter, Roy Oswalt, Kenny Rogers, Cliff Lee, and Kevin Brown. Now, currently my rotation is the first five listed, in that order. Leiter, Oswalt, and Rogers are middle relief (Rogers is also dual lefty specialist), and Brown and Lee are long relief. I will at some point get Charlie Hough, as well, but he's not a priority right now. Does this seem solid, or should I mix this up a bit? I went with the five that had the best combined total of STU/MOV/CON in a sort of "plus/minus" equation (so, this guy's stuff is -X from that guy, but move is +X and control is +X for an overall +X difference). Rogers seems the biggest no-brainer as his ratings are the lowest of any of them in both stuff and move. Oh, and before anyone says "just get Pedro, Clemens, blahblahblah"....the answer to that is no. They were never historical Rangers. They do not go on the team. Get out with that. Just answer the question. Thanks. =)

11-28-2021, 02:41 AM	#2
ubernoob Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 300	You want high movement for starters, followed by control, followed by stuff. Whatever ratio that is for you, you can work it out. There are weights floating around the forums for that kind of stuff, but movement is king. __________________ Last edited by ubernoob; 11-28-2021 at 02:42 AM.