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Originally Posted by bailey
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Specifically, bullpen use is covered extensively at the one-hour mark. A mop-up guy will just keep pitching regardless of stamina issues, so he saves your other relievers for a game that isn't a blow-out. The general idea on long relief is that it's sixth inning or earlier. Middle relief is seventh and eighth. Setup is seventh or eighth (your choice) with a lead.
Stopper is an older type of role, where he gets the call when the game is on the line and tries to close it out with a multi-inning appearance. Look up 1970s relievers like Mike Marshall or Rollie Fingers. This was from a time when you had one or two go-to guys in the bullpen instead of all the specialist roles we have now. It can be very useful in PT, since PT is multi-era, and teams tend to use a lot of high-stamina starters in the pen.