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Originally Posted by uknownick
This is a very interesting finding. I wonder if others have discovered the same issue with avoid high leverage. I put it on all my middle relievers and have had mixed success with it. After reading this, I might need to tweak my approach.
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I suspect what is happening (I can't know for sure without looking at the code), is that the AI determines that a reliever needs to come in. It then asks: is this a high leverage situation? If not, then it gives priority to rested relievers who are set to "Avoid High Leverage" over other rested relievers. In that context, these moves would make perfect sense so that to me is the most charitable explanation (i.e. I don't think this is a bug)
From what devs have said, high leverage involves runners being on base late in the game. So if you are up by a run in the 8th with no one on base (still a save situation), this is NOT a high leverage situation therefore bring in Jose Canseco (lol)
What I think we need is either a "Mop Up Duty" or "Emergency Use Only" option. The former would only occur in blowouts, while the latter would only occur when every other reliever is not rested.