This just drives me nuts

Dyzalot · 05-11-2019, 10:07 PM

Sometimes I wonder if the strategy sliders actually do anything. This is a MLB QS save. AI brought in right handed reliever to start the inning. AI doesn't replace him until after the last batter shown in the game log below. AI replaces him with a lefty to face a righty batter.

fredbeene · 05-12-2019, 07:35 PM

agreed. There is also no logging of the strategies you do.
How many SH attempts, Hit and Run attempts?
How many flyouts, groundouts, foul balls etc etc
Have fun trying to read every game log and assembling your own

olivertheorem · 05-12-2019, 07:51 PM

I assume there was a better RHP to face that righty hitter?

Dyzalot · 05-12-2019, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by olivertheorem

I assume there was a better RHP to face that righty hitter?

I'm not even sure. It isn't my biggest gripe since a bunch of lefties were coming up after him. Just if I have the strategy setting for pulling relievers to be faster than the modern average MLB manager, how much longer does the average manager leave him in for? And if a lefty is the planned guy, it really made sense to wait until the one righty in the lineup is up to bring him in? You don't think maybe one of those previous lefties, back when the game wasn't completely out of hand, would have been a more optimal choice? It was just a confluence of factors that drove me crazy and made me wonder about the sliders and whether it is all just random or not.

t-bone shuffle · 05-12-2019, 09:30 PM

I can back this up with the following:

I have a rookie league team with a large roster and sometimes as many as 22 pitchers. At this level I always run a 6 man, strict rotation with 90 pitch limits for each starter. Because these are mostly 19 and 20 year old kids and I like to bring them along slowly. As such, with a bullpen of as many as 16 relievers (set as relief pitchers, btw), I have my Relievers hook slider set one click away from quickest and the prefer L/R equally optimized. My expectation would be that I'd see a parade of relievers following the starter. Yet, this rarely happens, and I'm much more likely to see a reliever throw 2+ innings. So I've come to the conclusion that these particular sliders have no effect. I can (mostly) accomplish what I want by setting each reliever's pitch count and hook sliders, along with the override of team settings.

Dyzalot · 06-20-2019, 06:05 AM

Another game that made me crazy. Game 2 of the WS. Two relievers got plate appearances. Two rested relievers never pitched. Starting catcher and cleanup hitter was removed in the 6th (there a way to just disable double switches?). Have the "pinch hit for pitchers" slider as high as it goes and in a game where we were down 5-0 from the start and never closer than 5-2, we didn't use a pinch hitter until the 9th.

redmoss2 · 06-20-2019, 08:32 AM

A pirate walks into the bar with a steering wheel in his pants. He asks for some rum. The bartender says, "Yes, but sir, do you realize you have a steering wheel in your pants?"

The pirate says, "Arr! It's driving me nuts!"

Sorry

05-11-2019, 10:07 PM	#1
Dyzalot All Star Starter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,735	This just drives me nuts Sometimes I wonder if the strategy sliders actually do anything. This is a MLB QS save. AI brought in right handed reliever to start the inning. AI doesn't replace him until after the last batter shown in the game log below. AI replaces him with a lefty to face a righty batter. Attached Images

06-20-2019, 06:05 AM	#6
Dyzalot All Star Starter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,735	Another game that made me crazy. Game 2 of the WS. Two relievers got plate appearances. Two rested relievers never pitched. Starting catcher and cleanup hitter was removed in the 6th (there a way to just disable double switches?). Have the "pinch hit for pitchers" slider as high as it goes and in a game where we were down 5-0 from the start and never closer than 5-2, we didn't use a pinch hitter until the 9th. Attached Images

05-12-2019, 07:35 PM	#2
fredbeene All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,507 Blog Entries: 3	agreed. There is also no logging of the strategies you do. How many SH attempts, Hit and Run attempts? How many flyouts, groundouts, foul balls etc etc Have fun trying to read every game log and assembling your own

05-12-2019, 07:51 PM	#3
olivertheorem All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,919	I assume there was a better RHP to face that righty hitter?

05-12-2019, 09:30 PM	#5
t-bone shuffle All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The dull edge of the blade Posts: 867	I can back this up with the following: I have a rookie league team with a large roster and sometimes as many as 22 pitchers. At this level I always run a 6 man, strict rotation with 90 pitch limits for each starter. Because these are mostly 19 and 20 year old kids and I like to bring them along slowly. As such, with a bullpen of as many as 16 relievers (set as relief pitchers, btw), I have my Relievers hook slider set one click away from quickest and the prefer L/R equally optimized. My expectation would be that I'd see a parade of relievers following the starter. Yet, this rarely happens, and I'm much more likely to see a reliever throw 2+ innings. So I've come to the conclusion that these particular sliders have no effect. I can (mostly) accomplish what I want by setting each reliever's pitch count and hook sliders, along with the override of team settings.

06-20-2019, 08:32 AM	#7
redmoss2 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 42	A pirate walks into the bar with a steering wheel in his pants. He asks for some rum. The bartender says, "Yes, but sir, do you realize you have a steering wheel in your pants?" The pirate says, "Arr! It's driving me nuts!" Sorry