Strat-O-Matic Baseball 365

Do relievers lose effectiveness if they pitch too many innings? So for example, if Delin Betances has thrown 180 innings heading into the last ten games will he enter a game fatigued or do the amount of innings pitched not mean anything over the season? Thanks.

Nope, they get fatigued if they pitch more than 2 games in a row, or over their endurance rating. There is no inning cap/limit for any pitchers.

Superstitiously, it appears to me that Starters tend to wear down near the end of the Season. I wish I could look at first half versus second half stats. It seems a late season pitcher trade always works out well for both parties.

Joe Morgan wrote:Superstitiously, it appears to me that Starters tend to wear down near the end of the Season. I wish I could look at first half versus second half stats. It seems a late season pitcher trade always works out well for both parties.

This is simply the numbers being drawn towards the norm. Of course , if you wish to believe in "black box" stuff, you'll find many conspiracy theorists here who will agree with you

STEVE F wrote:

Joe Morgan wrote:Superstitiously, it appears to me that Starters tend to wear down near the end of the Season. I wish I could look at first half versus second half stats. It seems a late season pitcher trade always works out well for both parties.

This is simply the numbers being drawn towards the norm. Of course , if you wish to believe in "black box" stuff, you'll find many conspiracy theorists here who will agree with you

Intellectually, I agree. However in the absence of the actual breakdowns, I'll still wear my rally cap and rub chicken bones on the bats.