Using a PT Two-Way Player to "Emergency Pitch" Only

Bottom Of The Sixth · 03-23-2020, 12:43 PM

In PT, say you have a position player who also has a low rating as a pitcher, is there a way to set him up in your pitching rotation so the AI can use him in emergency situations only, such as a blow-out game, when you don't want to waste a regular pitcher, or a extra inning ball game, as a last resort, to use if you run out of regular pitchers?

Bottom Of The Sixth · 03-24-2020, 12:25 AM

Dogberry99 · 03-24-2020, 02:05 AM

I tried to do this in PT20 with Cool Papa Bell and Martin Dihigo. When they were in my starting lineup, they were only used in relief on days when they were too fatigued to be in the starting lineup. When they were on the bench, they pitched far too regularly.

To make a long story short ("Too late!"), I never found the right settings to make this work in the manner I desired, and I personally don't believe it is possible. I hope I am wrong.

Bottom Of The Sixth · 03-28-2020, 08:15 AM

Does anyone know how to set up a Two-Way Player to "Emergency Pitch" only?

Matt Arnold · 03-28-2020, 08:22 AM

You can set them as a two-way player without any bullpen roles, and then they'll be pretty much the last man in the pen to be considered. That would probably be the closest scenario. However the game won't necessarily bring them in if they were already in your lineup (depending on how easy it is to find a bench player to fill their spot, etc...)

Bottom Of The Sixth · 03-28-2020, 08:50 AM

Ok thanks for the info.

It would be nice if such an option was added to the drop-down Bullpen options.

Spieler · 03-28-2020, 11:14 AM

Set to 'Long Relief' and 'Avoid High Leverage'. If used more than a very few innings per season, then you probably don't have enough relievers in general

Bottom Of The Sixth · 03-28-2020, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Spieler

Set to 'Long Relief' and 'Avoid High Leverage'. If used more than a very few innings per season, then you probably don't have enough relievers in general

I would think that having a position player pitching in an "emergency situation", they would only be able to pitch in "short relief", not "long relief" due to the fact that they would not have the stamina that a "regular pitcher" would normally have.

Spieler · 03-28-2020, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bottom Of The Sixth

I would think that having a position player pitching in an "emergency situation", they would only be able to pitch in "short relief", not "long relief" due to the fact that they would not have the stamina that a "regular pitcher" would normally have.

What one thinks and what the program "thinks" are two different things. You asked how to set 'a PT Two-Way Player to "Emergency Pitch" Only'.

03-23-2020, 12:43 PM	#1
Bottom Of The Sixth All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 1,239	Using a PT Two-Way Player to "Emergency Pitch" Only In PT, say you have a position player who also has a low rating as a pitcher, is there a way to set him up in your pitching rotation so the AI can use him in emergency situations only, such as a blow-out game, when you don't want to waste a regular pitcher, or a extra inning ball game, as a last resort, to use if you run out of regular pitchers?

03-24-2020, 02:05 AM	#3
Dogberry99 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Wichita Falls, TX Posts: 1,328	I tried to do this in PT20 with Cool Papa Bell and Martin Dihigo. When they were in my starting lineup, they were only used in relief on days when they were too fatigued to be in the starting lineup. When they were on the bench, they pitched far too regularly. To make a long story short ("Too late!"), I never found the right settings to make this work in the manner I desired, and I personally don't believe it is possible. I hope I am wrong. __________________ "And, Masters, do not forget to specify, when time and place shall serve, that I am an [censored]." (Much Ado About Nothing 5.1.255-256) Primary Team Collection Rewards (Cards & Packs) F2P Theme Team Movers F2P Theme and Adam Schlesinger Memorial Team

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03-28-2020, 08:22 AM	#5
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 14,106	You can set them as a two-way player without any bullpen roles, and then they'll be pretty much the last man in the pen to be considered. That would probably be the closest scenario. However the game won't necessarily bring them in if they were already in your lineup (depending on how easy it is to find a bench player to fill their spot, etc...)

03-28-2020, 08:50 AM	#6
Bottom Of The Sixth All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 1,239	Ok thanks for the info. It would be nice if such an option was added to the drop-down Bullpen options.

03-28-2020, 11:14 AM	#7
Spieler Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 152	Set to 'Long Relief' and 'Avoid High Leverage'. If used more than a very few innings per season, then you probably don't have enough relievers in general