4 man rotation

Jon277 · 06-22-2008, 04:56 PM

Right now I am in an online league GMing the LA Angels. With injuries to Escobar and Lackey (5-6 weeks) to start season, I was thinking about a 4 man rotation. My 5th starter is awful and will lose probably all or most of his games. How tired would my starters be to go 4 man until Lackey is back. Will it be beneficial at all? Thoughts!?

Tony M · 06-22-2008, 05:03 PM

Depends on the depth of your bullpen, but you might want to put a 70 pitch limit on your starters, so you should get 5 innings out of them, and that should give them some shorter recovery times.

Jon277 · 06-22-2008, 05:03 PM

Thats another problem Scott Shields is out for 2 weeks to start season. Bullpen will be above average when he comes back.

SittingDuck · 06-22-2008, 08:08 PM

Go with a four-man if you have league strategy set to 'Low' pitcher endurance.

Really, any manager wants to use a four-man rotation and feather in the fifth starter only when necessary (long stretches of games).

06-22-2008, 04:56 PM	#1
Jon277 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 158	4 man rotation Right now I am in an online league GMing the LA Angels. With injuries to Escobar and Lackey (5-6 weeks) to start season, I was thinking about a 4 man rotation. My 5th starter is awful and will lose probably all or most of his games. How tired would my starters be to go 4 man until Lackey is back. Will it be beneficial at all? Thoughts!? __________________ Jon Pass

06-22-2008, 05:03 PM	#2
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,156	Depends on the depth of your bullpen, but you might want to put a 70 pitch limit on your starters, so you should get 5 innings out of them, and that should give them some shorter recovery times. __________________ This signature is intentionally blank

06-22-2008, 05:03 PM	#3
Jon277 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 158	Thats another problem Scott Shields is out for 2 weeks to start season. Bullpen will be above average when he comes back. __________________ Jon Pass

06-22-2008, 08:08 PM	#4
SittingDuck All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,834	Go with a four-man if you have league strategy set to 'Low' pitcher endurance. Really, any manager wants to use a four-man rotation and feather in the fifth starter only when necessary (long stretches of games).