[kq76]

Except for my "stopper" relievers, I'm really not that concerned with Stuff. I'd much rather have a pitcher with decent ratings across the board with maybe a bit better Movement. Not talking PT, if any one of the big 3 ratings is really low I find that can hurt you. For a starting pitcher, I'd put Control second (they're not going to last as long without decent control) and Stuff last (keep in mind, Ks are not the only kind of out and if you have a good defense, use them). For a reliever, I'd put Stuff second and Control last (I don't care about relievers lasting or giving up the odd walk). Just don't leave in a reliever who has bad Control when the bases are loaded.

It's really only my stopper reliever, the guy I'm bringing in in a high leverage emergency put out the fire moment, that I really want great Stuff. Of course, you probably want him to have great Movement and Control too. But it's really only in those situations, especially those where there's not a man on 1st, but men on 2nd and/or 3rd, that you really want that pitcher who Ks. If there's just a guy on 1st that you're worried about (it's a close game), bring in a GB specialist instead. GiDPs are the best kind of outs, but forces at second are quite nice too.