by The Conndor » Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:34 pm
[quote:b770e364eb="Outta Leftfield"]I do let HAL manage my bullpen early on in the mystery card games, and I find that it's helpful in that the players HAL tends to use most often, and in critical situations are generally (not always) in good years. However, HAL seems to get fixated on certain RPs, so that the fact that an RP isn't used much doesn't necessarily mean he's in a bad year.
However, I've never let HAL pick a lineup for me, since my assumption has always been that this is much too complicated a task for HAL to perform in an effective way.
Still, I'm going to re-read and consider the suggestions on this thread.[/quote:b770e364eb]
I guess I should have qualified my earlier HAL-bashing... I also always let HAL manage my bullpen early, and I find HAL's bullpen choices very helpful for the 1st week or 2 of mystery card games.
To add to Outta LF's point, my theory is that HAL uses RP's more frequently the less extreme their card is. In other words, all things being equal, if there are 2 otherwise identical relievers, but one is a 1R and one is a 5R, HAL tends to use the 1R guy more often, and for longer stretches. Again, I have no concrete evidence for this, just a theory based on my own observations.
Regardless of whether or not I am right, I only use HAL as a bullpen guide, not a definitive answer on whether or not a guy is on a good year. And after this recent experience of mine, I will likely not ever let HAL pick my lineup again.