Starters as Relievers

diamondgirl · 11-11-2024, 12:38 PM

Does it matter?

I generally try to have the highest rated relievers in my pen, vs higher overall SP.
ie. Reliever @ 97 > SP @101

Is this silly? I Notice that other teams winning have 13 starting pitchers.

Should I just be stacking every 101 pitcher I have as relievers, or is there an actual benefit to playing their correct position?

Fabtron7 · 11-11-2024, 02:08 PM

Play the best pitchers. Only play pure relievers over starters if they have better ratings than the starters that aren’t good enough to make the rotation

daves · 11-11-2024, 08:46 PM

Mariano is my only reliever. My starters get a stuff boost.

rburgh · 11-12-2024, 08:49 AM

They abandoned that in PT20 or 21 because nobody used relievers.

LeeD · 11-12-2024, 08:21 PM

It's pretty obvious to me that starters get a stuff boost when in the pen. Might not be as high as it once was, but it's still there.

quizkid · 11-13-2024, 08:27 AM

It is important to have 1-3 true relievers in your pen if you are not actively managing your team. True relievers recover faster from an equivalent state of fatigue than starters turned relievers. If your team has an extended extra innings game, having these pitchers will save the team from going into an extended fatigue induced losing streak. Obviously, if you are actively managing you can just swap out for fresh pitchers, so this is not quite the issue.

daves · 11-15-2024, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quizkid

It is important to have 1-3 true relievers in your pen if you are not actively managing your team. True relievers recover faster from an equivalent state of fatigue than starters turned relievers. If your team has an extended extra innings game, having these pitchers will save the team from going into an extended fatigue induced losing streak. Obviously, if you are actively managing you can just swap out for fresh pitchers, so this is not quite the issue.

Great point. Thanks.

11-11-2024, 12:38 PM	#1
diamondgirl Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2023 Posts: 190	Starters as Relievers Does it matter? I generally try to have the highest rated relievers in my pen, vs higher overall SP. ie. Reliever @ 97 > SP @101 Is this silly? I Notice that other teams winning have 13 starting pitchers. Should I just be stacking every 101 pitcher I have as relievers, or is there an actual benefit to playing their correct position? __________________

11-11-2024, 02:08 PM	#2
Fabtron7 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,058	Play the best pitchers. Only play pure relievers over starters if they have better ratings than the starters that aren’t good enough to make the rotation __________________

11-11-2024, 08:46 PM	#3
daves Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,862	Mariano is my only reliever. My starters get a stuff boost. __________________

11-12-2024, 08:49 AM	#4
rburgh All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 996	Did they return to the stuff boost? They abandoned that in PT20 or 21 because nobody used relievers.

11-12-2024, 08:21 PM	#5
LeeD All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 817	It's pretty obvious to me that starters get a stuff boost when in the pen. Might not be as high as it once was, but it's still there.

11-13-2024, 08:27 AM	#6
quizkid Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 79	It is important to have 1-3 true relievers in your pen if you are not actively managing your team. True relievers recover faster from an equivalent state of fatigue than starters turned relievers. If your team has an extended extra innings game, having these pitchers will save the team from going into an extended fatigue induced losing streak. Obviously, if you are actively managing you can just swap out for fresh pitchers, so this is not quite the issue.