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Originally Posted by Elendil
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...
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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.