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Here you go guys, we can mix it up in here. This is better then sending everyone e-mails.

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Someone asked a question about how to get so many decisions to your bullpen?

Well, the biggest key is using the per game starters and making sure that any SP you have that relieves, is in the starting rotation so they won't relieve.

Almost any SP is going to have worse numbers than a similarly priced RP. On this team I use Bennett only vs. LH batters and only after the 8th or 9th inning. You're best off to spend the money on the relievers you want, and I usually have three of them. Other managers will tell you that to efficiently use your pen you need at least four.

Obviously when you have cheap starters some of whom are set on "quick hook," you'll get to the pen early in games. You also have to have a great offensive team for this to work, to support some suspect pitchers.

Schultz will probably approach 200 innings, and 20 wins. The key to this pen is Wyatt, whether he can handle the #2 role effectively.

Hope that helps.

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When I have Schultz I set him up as both setup man and closer with bullpen at aggressive and he gotten in loads of work for me that way.

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I usually don't use aggressive or even normal pen settings with only three relievers. I feel like that could backfire making HAL yank Schultz earlier than I want.

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Guess nobody wants to kick it around...