New Pitch Ratings

Bobfather · 12-31-2022, 08:53 PM

A couple of my young relievers have started working on a new pitch (mid-season), The ratings for these pitches are below 10. How can I have them develop these pitches but not use them in a game? Earlier in the year using them in middle and /or low-leverage situations they did a good job. But since the addition of these pitches, I can barely get an inning from them,, they are allowing more baserunners more runs, and more home runs. How do others handle this?

Syd Thrift · 01-01-2023, 11:05 AM

With ratings that low, your relief pitchers likely won’t use them at all, and additionally the way the game works, even if they did those pitches would only have a (probably very small) positive effect. The biggest hidden bonus there is that if they build those out to some degree they might be able to become starters.

MathBandit · 01-01-2023, 01:46 PM

As Syd has said, adding new pitches is strictly better. A pitcher with 100/100/10 pitches is better than one with 100/100 pitches.

12-31-2022, 08:53 PM	#1
Bobfather All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Boston Ma. Posts: 1,989	New Pitch Ratings A couple of my young relievers have started working on a new pitch (mid-season), The ratings for these pitches are below 10. How can I have them develop these pitches but not use them in a game? Earlier in the year using them in middle and /or low-leverage situations they did a good job. But since the addition of these pitches, I can barely get an inning from them,, they are allowing more baserunners more runs, and more home runs. How do others handle this? __________________ I play out every game—one pitch mode.

01-01-2023, 01:46 PM	#3
MathBandit All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 1,448	As Syd has said, adding new pitches is strictly better. A pitcher with 100/100/10 pitches is better than one with 100/100 pitches.