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I like having a mopup pitcher. Yes, it is true you can come back from a big deficit but odds are against it. There are times the best thing you can do in an individual game is avoid having your bullpen used up and be fatigued in future games.
Though to some extent that depends on how much you believe HAL remembers prior game usage when determining fatigue and bullpen usage. I do think with a bullpen of all R1 you run the risk HAL will remember. In ATG where there is an abundance of R3 relievers mopup may be less necessary.