[Statsman1]

I have been an OOTP guy for many moons, but I don’t know if this question has been answered anywhere…

If I have pitchers or platoon players that just never play, does this reduce their effectiveness when I do see fit to finally throw them into a game?

I think it was Strat-O-Matic that had an “itchy” status for guys who had been sitting too long, which I believe impacted their abilities and you kind of had to get them into a game. I feel like I have to use a lesser reliever, for instance, just to get him into a game after two weeks, even if I have better options available to me.

EDIT - Something I just thought of - I don’t necessarily mean that the player’s mood goes south because he has been sitting - but if he is grouchy that he hasn’t been playing, and I finally DO play him, will his effectiveness be affected there too?

Does this make sense? Anyone have ideas here?

Thanks, guys!