by Delbird » Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:40 am
[quote:503d0c4c8a="Aray0113"]for Bell:
On Player Settings: list as slow hook, do not come in before 6th.
[b:503d0c4c8a]This will maximize Bell's IP, instead of limiting him mostly to set-up situations. He'll come into every crucial relief situation, except when tired.[/b:503d0c4c8a]
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I have Betancourt on a couple teams and I put him as the set up man versus lefty and righty, in hopes of maximizing his usage as well. The manager settings define set up as - "which relief pitchers should pitch in the 6th through 8th innings in close games". That seems to define what you are describing for Bell, but you indicated that you don't put him as set up man. I'm just curious if we are getting the same usage different ways. I considered that I want Betancourt in the crucial close games, 6th to 8th inning, so that's why I chose the set up option. I forgot to set him up this way for one team (just updated it) and he has gone as long as 9 games without appearing. He also did not appear in a crucial series (against one of your teams actually - Crusaders), where I got swept. Hopefully I didn't wait too long to update his usage on that one. :( Thanks for the different perspective on setting up the usage.