I had Don Carman in my bullpen to start a season, 1 of 6 relievers. At first HAL started using him earlly and often, and bringing him in sometimes against righties instead of lefties, so I'm thinking great, it's his 86 card. Then, HAL still kept using him a lot, but now bringing him in against anyone... and Carman got shelled by everyone, more like his 89 card.
So here's the question: is HAL more likely to use a reliever only because he has a "good" card... or was it because Carman has a lot of IP in both 86 and 89, and HAL was simulating the fact that Carman pitched more in those 2 years by using him more, even if he stunk in 89? If I remember right, Carman was a part-time starter in at least 1 of those 2 years, so he has a lot more IP than the average reliever. So, would HAL consequently use twice as much as, for example, Goose Gossage, if Carman had twice as many IP than Goose in their years? Or am I reading too much into this?
Thanks in advance.