[Antonin]

This is an interesting discussion. I am a bit surprised that, according to Markus, rust only takes place at spring training and after a long injury, and not throughout the season.

Before now I was never sure if rust existed in the game. Or maybe I knew about it and forgot. I have noticed the greater incidence of injuries during spring training.

In my OOTP play I try to mimic big-league team management, so I will sometimes 'give a guy the day off' and let another quality player take his place, on the assumption that the latter needs to get in some playing time. I also try to get each reliever some work every few days, rather than relying on just my aces.