Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:21 am
If the main concern is making sure the catcher is a true catcher (e.g. Blanchard) at the start of the game following the injury to the main catcher (e.g., Howard) in the previous game, then, it seems the solution as designed by Strat o matic is to simply specify in the "backup >" interface of the daily lineup that you always want Blanchard to backup Howard.
But, if the DH bats cleanup and the catcher bats ninth and the DH still points to Blanchard in the daily lineup when Howard is injured in the previous game, then, maybe, Strat doesn't recognize that the catcher assignment has priority over DH assignment unless the catcher bats higher than the DH in the batting order. I am not sure how that is handled.
Anyway, the manager should never leave the "backup >" interface blank for a particular position if there is concern about who HAL might insert into the lineup for the next game following an injury.