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Originally Posted by Will_L
Since you mention high-stamina starters in the pen. I'm wondering how others set their pitch counts/batters faced.
I switch them all to reliever or closer from starter.
I use pitch counts and set 66+ stamina pitchers to 1/3 of their stamina and I set those starters with 40 to 65 stamina to 1/2 of it.
Currently using Sandy Koufax as closer (S-126 M-40 C-40 PC of 20) on my Quick Iron BO5's and he is sometimes amazing and sometimes an arsonist.  |
I definitely use pitch counts on starters at the higher league levels and in all tournaments, and for relievers at
all league levels and in all tournaments. Iron quicks and all leagues run in modern settings, so 25 pitches is about the limit for relievers. Any more and they'll be out multiple days with fatigue, which is OK for a mop-up guy but unacceptable for the guys you want pitching in tight games.
Koufax works in Iron tourneys because he strikes guys out and because the usual lineups are full of low-Avoid-K hitters. I think that there are clearly better choices, though, because you also want someone who isn't vulnerable to the long ball. A 37 homer rating means that guys like Dunn or Kingman or Schimpf are in launch mode if they do avoid that K.