I play as the giants so I try to go for flyball pitchers who get undervalued by giving up homers in bandbox stadiums (like how the giants got peavy in real life whose numbers were inflated by fenway then he pitched to a 2+ ERA in SF). Movement isn't as important if you play in a pitchers flyball park, so you can cheat on that a little for extra stuff and control.
But in general pay way more attention to the ratings for individual pitchers rather than the overall rating. 3 decent pitches makes a good starter, you can find this on players with only 1.5 star overall rating sometimes. Scott Kazmir is a guy I picked up in my recent game for example. With solid infield defense and catcher, he's putting up all star type numbers.
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