High Leverage vs Closers

jlech1805 · 07-30-2015, 11:36 AM

I am trying to figure out the best way to force the AI to use relief pitchers based on high leverage situations instead of standard closing.

For the team I manage i apply all relievers as specialists and assume the game has a rank order based upon availability, matchups, and ability.

For all the cpu manged teams would changing the use of closer in league settings to very rarely accomplish this?

Just curious if anyone has messed around and seen results

Kent814 · 07-30-2015, 01:32 PM

What i do is instead of 2 setup men and a closer i use 3 setup men set to be used after the 7th inning that worked really well

cmaug · 07-30-2015, 03:52 PM

Would the "stopper" role do this for you?

I use it it my minor leagues to get my best relief prospects more innings.

kingcharlesxii · 07-30-2015, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmaug

Would the "stopper" role do this for you?

I use it it my minor leagues to get my best relief prospects more innings.

That's what he is looking for but I think that role is available with only some older era settings. With current day settings, you'll only get the roles that MLB teams use.

Closest I've found that you can do with modern settings is to have a setup man set to enter early (AI tends to use them more in close games) and then have a "use more often" middle reliever to eat up the other early innings.

jlech1805 · 07-31-2015, 02:01 PM

Thanks for the replies.

The stopper role is essentially what I am looking for.

It is too bad there isn't an option in the manger preferences to use a stopper or have a traditional bullpen use vs leverage.

jlech1805 · 08-03-2015, 10:46 AM

Much to my surprise changing the league setting of Closer usage to the lowest option actually enabled the stopper role in team management.

This is great for my team, however, it then has all CPU teams use only middle relief and long relief.

Saves league wide are spread out among 3-4 relievers.

I only simmed ahead half a season and haven't managed games or sorted through game logs yet, but this may be the solve to have managers use relievers based on leverage not closing situations.

07-30-2015, 11:36 AM	#1
jlech1805 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 51	High Leverage vs Closers I am trying to figure out the best way to force the AI to use relief pitchers based on high leverage situations instead of standard closing. For the team I manage i apply all relievers as specialists and assume the game has a rank order based upon availability, matchups, and ability. For all the cpu manged teams would changing the use of closer in league settings to very rarely accomplish this? Just curious if anyone has messed around and seen results

07-30-2015, 01:32 PM	#2
Kent814 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: San Diego Posts: 650	What i do is instead of 2 setup men and a closer i use 3 setup men set to be used after the 7th inning that worked really well

07-30-2015, 03:52 PM	#3
cmaug Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 344	Would the "stopper" role do this for you? I use it it my minor leagues to get my best relief prospects more innings.

07-31-2015, 02:01 PM	#5
jlech1805 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 51	Thanks for the replies. The stopper role is essentially what I am looking for. It is too bad there isn't an option in the manger preferences to use a stopper or have a traditional bullpen use vs leverage.

08-03-2015, 10:46 AM	#6
jlech1805 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 51	Much to my surprise changing the league setting of Closer usage to the lowest option actually enabled the stopper role in team management. This is great for my team, however, it then has all CPU teams use only middle relief and long relief. Saves league wide are spread out among 3-4 relievers. I only simmed ahead half a season and haven't managed games or sorted through game logs yet, but this may be the solve to have managers use relievers based on leverage not closing situations.