More Relief Pitching Suggestions

battists · 10-19-2005, 08:56 AM

I think it would be cool to have sliders for relievers in the team setup. They could be things like:

Trust - the higher the trust you have in a pitcher, the more likely the AI would be to put them in
Favor Rested Pitchers - the higher this value is, the less likely the AI would be to put in a pitcher who threw 35 pitches yesterday
Respect Pitching Roles - The higher this is, the more likely it would be that the AI would pitch your closer as your closer, instead of putting in your middle relief pitcher to get the save. Similarly, setup men would be used as setup men.

Combined with settings for "pitch count," "favor lefty/righty matchups," and "hook", that would make it pretty flexible.

Some other possibilities:

"never pitch this player for more than X innings" - for cases like you see in MLB all the time - the setup guy who NEVER pitches more than one inning

"favor between innings changes" - stop the AI from changing relief pitches after 1 out, unless absolutely necessary

Just some more thoughts!

battists · 10-19-2005, 09:19 AM

ED: Finally found the actual suggestions forum. Reposted there. Feel free to delete!

10-19-2005, 08:56 AM	#1
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	More Relief Pitching Suggestions I think it would be cool to have sliders for relievers in the team setup. They could be things like: Trust - the higher the trust you have in a pitcher, the more likely the AI would be to put them in Favor Rested Pitchers - the higher this value is, the less likely the AI would be to put in a pitcher who threw 35 pitches yesterday Respect Pitching Roles - The higher this is, the more likely it would be that the AI would pitch your closer as your closer, instead of putting in your middle relief pitcher to get the save. Similarly, setup men would be used as setup men. Combined with settings for "pitch count," "favor lefty/righty matchups," and "hook", that would make it pretty flexible. Some other possibilities: "never pitch this player for more than X innings" - for cases like you see in MLB all the time - the setup guy who NEVER pitches more than one inning "favor between innings changes" - stop the AI from changing relief pitches after 1 out, unless absolutely necessary Just some more thoughts!

10-19-2005, 09:19 AM	#2
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	ED: Finally found the actual suggestions forum. Reposted there. Feel free to delete!