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Hello,

In the board game is there an adjustment made when a pitcher is getting knocked around? Does his rating drop after a certain amount of batter abuse.

When HAL pulls a pitcher, is he doing it because it just looks good, or is my Ace pitcher's ratings dropped and its a smart play to pull him and bring in a fresh arm?

Thanks Soup Zahn

[quote:86d88eaa4c]Hello,

In the board game is there an adjustment made when a pitcher is getting knocked around? Does his rating drop after a certain amount of batter abuse. [/quote:86d88eaa4c]

Yes, his fatigue rating gets lower.


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When HAL pulls a pitcher, is he doing it because it just looks good, or is my Ace pitcher's ratings dropped and its a smart play to pull him and bring in a fresh arm?[/quote:86d88eaa4c]

It really depends on how aggressive you use your bullpen. With most aggressive settings, Hal will use a one-hitter-at--a-time mode, trying to play match-ups, unless he feels he's about to miss pitchers. In conservative mode, Hal waits pretty much until a pitcher is drained out before he makes the change.