Resting relievers

[motherscratcher]

How many days in a row can a reliever pitch? Does it matter if they are R1, R2, R3...etc.? I assume it does.

[rjohaire]

R1, R2, R3 etc - no
they can pitch 2 days and HAL will do his best to rest him

[Stormcrow2012]

[quote:ac32653045]How many days in a row can a reliever pitch? Does it matter if they are R1, R2, R3...etc.? I assume it does. [/quote:ac32653045]

A reliever can pitch two or three days in a row, depending on how many pitches they throw. It absolutely matters what their R-rating is. A pitcher who is an R3 or R4 can pitch a hell of a lot more innings per series/week/season than a pitcher with an R1. Beyond that it gets real complicated.