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Originally Posted by Brad K
I tried something similar. Seven RPs. I made the change mid season.
I let the manager set the bullpen then altered the settings but not the order of the players. I set two as closers 8th or later with a secondary high leverage role. I set two as setup with secondary role as closers.
Nothing terrible happened. I didn't look at every box score but found one where my top closer came into the game in the sixth to get two outs in a high leverage situation. That's what I wanted to see.
The idea of not saving a closer for a late critical situation that may never come possibly isn't good one. I'm reminded of "never save a pitcher for tomorrow, tomorrow it may rain."
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Yeah, pretty sure this is the correct hierarchy to go with the AI programming: HIGH LEVERAGE-USE MORE OFTEN-NORMAL-USE LESS OFTEN-AVOID HIGH LEVERAGE-SPECIALIST. The role designation seems more a situational usage definer. So if the Closer is unavailable for a spot in which he'd be the first choice, Setup would be the next grouping under consideration, with this hierarchy then kicking in along with fatigue etc.
I'll certainly be using this as the basis for my BP setup moving forward, but will try a few different things along the way. Anything interesting arises, I'll report.