Spot starters

Biggio509 · 10-04-2019, 09:26 AM

I have recently come back to the game after a break. Getting addicted again. Anyway, I think I may have been doing this all wrong for a long time. If I have a number 5 starter I want to skip when there is an off day during the week is setting a 4 man rotation with an emergency starter the right way to do it? I am assuming if all other starters are tired the emergency starter will start. Would that be correct or if I do strict order will it just start the next guy if not injured? I usually sim weekly, if not interrupted so I suppose I could just set 4 man rotation when there is an off day in the week. A bit more automation would be nice though.

I have tried strict order with start highest rested but it seems to not always work the way I want same with occasionally start highest rested.

Sharkn20 · 10-04-2019, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Biggio509

I have recently come back to the game after a break. Getting addicted again. Anyway, I think I may have been doing this all wrong for a long time. If I have a number 5 starter I want to skip when there is an off day during the week is setting a 4 man rotation with an emergency starter the right way to do it? I am assuming if all other starters are tired the emergency starter will start. Would that be correct or if I do strict order will it just start the next guy if not injured? I usually sim weekly, if not interrupted so I suppose I could just set 4 man rotation when there is an off day in the week. A bit more automation would be nice though.

I have tried strict order with start highest rested but it seems to not always work the way I want same with occasionally start highest rested.

You can use the 7 day lineups for this.

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Biggio509 · 10-04-2019, 02:12 PM

Yeah have been doing that just curious if you can automate it.

Reed · 10-05-2019, 09:37 AM

What I do is use 5 man rotation, use highest rested. It will depend a lot on your schedule but with my schedule the top 2 or 3 starters end up with about 5 more starts in the season, 154 game season.

micropterus58 · 10-06-2019, 12:17 PM

In a past version you could assign a pitcher to pitch a percentage of the starts. I would assign him to start 4 to 8 % of the time. This made him a spot starter. I'd also use him during double headers. I wish this feature would return.

10-04-2019, 09:26 AM	#1
Biggio509 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,025	Spot starters I have recently come back to the game after a break. Getting addicted again. Anyway, I think I may have been doing this all wrong for a long time. If I have a number 5 starter I want to skip when there is an off day during the week is setting a 4 man rotation with an emergency starter the right way to do it? I am assuming if all other starters are tired the emergency starter will start. Would that be correct or if I do strict order will it just start the next guy if not injured? I usually sim weekly, if not interrupted so I suppose I could just set 4 man rotation when there is an off day in the week. A bit more automation would be nice though. I have tried strict order with start highest rested but it seems to not always work the way I want same with occasionally start highest rested.

10-04-2019, 02:12 PM	#3
Biggio509 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,025	Yeah have been doing that just curious if you can automate it.

10-05-2019, 09:37 AM	#4
Reed All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,932	What I do is use 5 man rotation, use highest rested. It will depend a lot on your schedule but with my schedule the top 2 or 3 starters end up with about 5 more starts in the season, 154 game season.

10-06-2019, 12:17 PM	#5
micropterus58 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,117	In a past version you could assign a pitcher to pitch a percentage of the starts. I would assign him to start 4 to 8 % of the time. This made him a spot starter. I'd also use him during double headers. I wish this feature would return.