Starting pitcher use as a reliever.

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PaulAlanWeintraub

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Starting pitcher use as a reliever.

PostFri Oct 21, 2022 6:38 pm

Is this a bad idea. Do starters in your rotation get affected by using them as relievers. Also they often aren't used in relief how can you increase their usage as also relievers?
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Re: Starting pitcher use as a reliever.

PostTue Oct 25, 2022 11:11 am

To quote Martin Fry in ABC's "Look of Love" -I don't know the answer to that question. If I knew I would tell you.

Just by experience I think it's hard to control and probably won't work out the way you want it too.
I rarely carry cheap SP/RP to avoid getting used.
SPs may get used as RP in extra inning games (especially non-DH leagues), even if they are SP only.
A SP/RP in the rotation will be used most often prior to his scheduled start so you probably want to align your rotation for that.
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Re: Starting pitcher use as a reliever.

PostTue Oct 25, 2022 12:12 pm

I pretty certain HAL avoids using a pitcher in relief if he is in your rotation or scheduled to start day-to-day. (It can still happen in a long extra inning game.) So, if you want a starter to be used in relief, don't put him in the rotation or just leave your rotation blank (and don't put him in your Per-game starting pitcher list).

I can't tell you if it's a good idea, though, because how innings pitched affect a pitcher's Fn-level (fatigue) is a mystery.
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Re: Starting pitcher use as a reliever.

PostFri Oct 28, 2022 4:13 pm

I don't know how they pull it off, but I have seen people use Walter Johnson as both ace and closer to very good effect.

There is one way that I occasionally use starters as relievers, sometimes successfully. I use a 5-man rotation but have the "ace" of the rotation be a sp*. he only needs 3 days rest and will always start when he's rested, which means 1 of the other starters will be rested but get bumped. assuming they have a reliever rating as well (it only works when they do), they will be available to relieve, and it doesn't affect their ability to start the next day.

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