Question About Pitching Rotation Percentages

Eugene Church · 06-12-2016, 07:02 PM

On the team pitching screen there is a box on the lower left with the heading "PCnt".

See screenshot below.

I read the manual about pitching rotations and it talks about "spot starters"... and that the spot starter will take a percentage of the last listed starter in your rotation... that is, if you put "50%" in the box, the spot starter will get half of the starts in place of the last listed starter.

This is confusing to me... the Box with "PCent" seems to allow me to set the percentage of starts for the whole staff... in OOTP17 can I specify how I want the starts to be split among 6 starters?

Or can I only split up the starts with the last two pitchers listed in the starting rotation?

It would be great to rotate starts between the last three pitchers.
Is that possible in OOTP17?

RchW · 06-12-2016, 07:06 PM

Eugene it's a less than ideal abbreviation for pitch count. I got confused when I first saw it too.

Edit: it's a way for the human player to manage pitch counts when simming.

Eugene Church · 06-12-2016, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RchW

Eugene it's a less than ideal abbreviation for pitch count. I got confused when I first saw it too.

Edit: it's a way for the human player to manage pitch counts when simming.

RchW, thanks for the quick response.

I got excited... I thought I might be able to use 3-4 pitchers as spot starters.

I don't see a box for the rotation of spot starters anymore.
Has this been removed from the game?

JaBurns · 06-12-2016, 08:02 PM

In your bullpen roles one of drop downs is Emergency Starter which I am taking to mean spot starter.

Eugene Church · 06-12-2016, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaBurns

In your bullpen roles one of drop downs is Emergency Starter which I am taking to mean spot starter.

Maybe so...thanks for the reply.

Eugene Church · 06-12-2016, 08:28 PM

On the team pitching screen, what does "avoid high leverage" mean in the "Usage Option"?

RchW · 06-12-2016, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

On the team pitching screen, what does "avoid high leverage" mean in the "Usage Option"?

Situations where the game could turn. Typically multiple baserunners in the late innings when tied up 1 or down 1.

See this thread.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-pitchers.html

NoOne · 06-13-2016, 05:17 PM

i think you got it from the second post but i don't think anyone specifically pointed it out.

its not percent. it's just pitch count. they can go upto roughly ~10 pitches over what you type in there. it is not 100% rigid in nature. they may even occasionally go more than 10 over. if i recall, but it isn't common, if so.

modern pitching stamina:
it's useful if you want to run your top 1-2-or even 3rd pitcher out there as much as possible and 4-5 get less starts. you can make certain that they are never below ~95% Rested, your choice on threshold, pitching on 1 less day of rest.

i'd also use it for crappy pitchers... if they get through 100 pitches with a good day, i will consider that a win-win and get them out of there asap.

to give an idea about counts:
70's / 100 stamina i do ~106-110 pitches and they can be ready with 1 less day of rest. you can go higher, but then you will see more often that the pitcher is too tired to send out with 1 less day of rest.

avoid high leverage is even better than "use less often" for middle relievers, if you don't want them in games where the score is close. i use "high leverage" as a secondary for cl, su and anyone else that can pitch consistently well in my pen - usually not more than 3-4 players with it. the guys that can have multiple years with an ERA in the 2.00's or very consistently in the low 3.00's i am willing to use them in high-leverage situations. if you have a serious gap between your top X relievers that might be enough reason to assign it to someone not quite that good. you essentially say i want this crappy reliever not this one... because you liek his pitch selection better or whatever but the AI would likely play the other guy first due to overall rating.

both of these options can help you keep the right people on the field when you want them there... if you play out every game, neither of these two options are very important to you.

06-12-2016, 07:02 PM	#1
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,218	Question About Pitching Rotation Percentages On the team pitching screen there is a box on the lower left with the heading "PCnt". See screenshot below. I read the manual about pitching rotations and it talks about "spot starters"... and that the spot starter will take a percentage of the last listed starter in your rotation... that is, if you put "50%" in the box, the spot starter will get half of the starts in place of the last listed starter. This is confusing to me... the Box with "PCent" seems to allow me to set the percentage of starts for the whole staff... in OOTP17 can I specify how I want the starts to be split among 6 starters? Or can I only split up the starts with the last two pitchers listed in the starting rotation? It would be great to rotate starts between the last three pitchers. Is that possible in OOTP17? Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-12-2016 at 07:04 PM.

06-12-2016, 07:06 PM	#2
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Eugene it's a less than ideal abbreviation for pitch count. I got confused when I first saw it too. Edit: it's a way for the human player to manage pitch counts when simming. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

06-12-2016, 08:28 PM	#6
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,218	On the team pitching screen, what does "avoid high leverage" mean in the "Usage Option"? Last edited by Eugene Church; 06-12-2016 at 08:30 PM.

06-13-2016, 05:17 PM	#8
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	i think you got it from the second post but i don't think anyone specifically pointed it out. its not percent. it's just pitch count. they can go upto roughly ~10 pitches over what you type in there. it is not 100% rigid in nature. they may even occasionally go more than 10 over. if i recall, but it isn't common, if so. modern pitching stamina: it's useful if you want to run your top 1-2-or even 3rd pitcher out there as much as possible and 4-5 get less starts. you can make certain that they are never below ~95% Rested, your choice on threshold, pitching on 1 less day of rest. i'd also use it for crappy pitchers... if they get through 100 pitches with a good day, i will consider that a win-win and get them out of there asap. to give an idea about counts: 70's / 100 stamina i do ~106-110 pitches and they can be ready with 1 less day of rest. you can go higher, but then you will see more often that the pitcher is too tired to send out with 1 less day of rest. avoid high leverage is even better than "use less often" for middle relievers, if you don't want them in games where the score is close. i use "high leverage" as a secondary for cl, su and anyone else that can pitch consistently well in my pen - usually not more than 3-4 players with it. the guys that can have multiple years with an ERA in the 2.00's or very consistently in the low 3.00's i am willing to use them in high-leverage situations. if you have a serious gap between your top X relievers that might be enough reason to assign it to someone not quite that good. you essentially say i want this crappy reliever not this one... because you liek his pitch selection better or whatever but the AI would likely play the other guy first due to overall rating. both of these options can help you keep the right people on the field when you want them there... if you play out every game, neither of these two options are very important to you. Last edited by NoOne; 06-13-2016 at 05:20 PM.

06-12-2016, 08:02 PM	#4
JaBurns All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Kelowna, British Columbia Posts: 1,301	In your bullpen roles one of drop downs is Emergency Starter which I am taking to mean spot starter.