Need help on Pitching
Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 10:42 am
I am a little lost on setting up relief pitching and getting the players entered into the game based on their role setup.
I am playing in the 2019 season (my roster: https://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1577517)
In the last game of the prior series the game went 14 innings and my relievers pitched:
Bass 2.1 innings
Brach 1.1 innings
Hendricks 3.0 innings
In last night's series, I have roles set up as follows:
Mop Up - Carrasco, Middle Man - Brebbia, LH Specialist - Suarez / Holland, Setup - Bass, Closer - Bass / Hendricks and Brach with No Role
So in Game 1 last night, Wheeler exists the game after 8th innings and I am up 5-2 and Brach comes in for the save in the 9th. Why would Bass or Hendricks not be brought in?
In Game 2, Montas exits the game in the 8th inning and I am up 2-1 and Brach comes in for 1 batter, Brebbia for 1 out, Suarez for 1 out, Holland for 1 batter and blows the save and Carrasco for 1 inning after falling behind. Again, why would Bass or Hendricks not be brought in?
I am really lost on why Bass and Hendricks were not brought into both games though I am wondering if I overtaxed them in the last game of the prior series that went 14 innings and this is the cause of why they were not brought in. I was hoping Brach would not come in at all by me since I did not allocate a pitching role to him, but was used in both games. Is there a way to basically limit a pitcher from not being used unless last resort? Any existing threads on the site you can point me to on pitching strategy would be great / setting up roles. I included my pitching roster in the link above, don't feel like I am getting the most out of a decent staff so any help is appreciated. Thanks.
I am playing in the 2019 season (my roster: https://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1577517)
In the last game of the prior series the game went 14 innings and my relievers pitched:
Bass 2.1 innings
Brach 1.1 innings
Hendricks 3.0 innings
In last night's series, I have roles set up as follows:
Mop Up - Carrasco, Middle Man - Brebbia, LH Specialist - Suarez / Holland, Setup - Bass, Closer - Bass / Hendricks and Brach with No Role
So in Game 1 last night, Wheeler exists the game after 8th innings and I am up 5-2 and Brach comes in for the save in the 9th. Why would Bass or Hendricks not be brought in?
In Game 2, Montas exits the game in the 8th inning and I am up 2-1 and Brach comes in for 1 batter, Brebbia for 1 out, Suarez for 1 out, Holland for 1 batter and blows the save and Carrasco for 1 inning after falling behind. Again, why would Bass or Hendricks not be brought in?
I am really lost on why Bass and Hendricks were not brought into both games though I am wondering if I overtaxed them in the last game of the prior series that went 14 innings and this is the cause of why they were not brought in. I was hoping Brach would not come in at all by me since I did not allocate a pitching role to him, but was used in both games. Is there a way to basically limit a pitcher from not being used unless last resort? Any existing threads on the site you can point me to on pitching strategy would be great / setting up roles. I included my pitching roster in the link above, don't feel like I am getting the most out of a decent staff so any help is appreciated. Thanks.