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Old 09-27-2017, 03:04 AM   #38
Cryomaniac
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Originally Posted by Elendil View Post
Maybe the game doesn't quite model stamina well. Maybe the vast majority of pitchers need to be generated with starter-potential stamina? Then pitchers with major-league potential would be used at least occasionally as starters in the minors. IRL, how many outstanding major-league relievers never started a game in the minors? I just checked 5 top closers from past and present, and the only one who started only a few games in the minors was Kenley Jansen (2). The rest were basically *only* starters in at least the low minors. Small sample, but there may be something here...
My guess is that the reasoning behind this is that the AI wouldn't handle it well if all it's pitchers could be used as starters.
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