A new and improved HAL

HAL pulled my starter---leading 6-0 with one out in the bottom of the 6th inning--admittedly it was the 1.00M Miley who I had set for max 6 inning stint anyway, so that was a good thing--- right???

no---Hal put in the .67M reliever Barrett and he pitched until the 9th--(Barrett is my RH specialist)--instead of my middleman or setup which is Sanchez or Warren if Sanchez tired. Or instead of any other pitcher on the staff for that matter---Barrett is my worst pitcher. My mopup is better than him.

Can't the AI do a bit better than that??? I want a New and improved HAL.

probably should have been the mopup. not sure what kind of lead triggers that. unless you had some tired a$$ pitchers I don't know why the avoid lh check didn't take him out. did your opponent really stack all righties against miley?

Cano was the second batter he faced--(he did in't walk him)

I think the mopup role is for earlier in the game when behind by significant amount.
Sixth inning with a lead usually calls for specialists or setup pitchers or middle reliever.

(Barrett is my RH specialist)

Barrett is EVERYONE'S RH specialist ...

I think the mopup role is for earlier in the game when behind by significant amount...

I'm pretty sure the mopup guy will come in when you're up by a lot. If you limit some of your starters' innings, you'll probably see this.

It really doesn't matter--I won this game anyway but the team was awful---Warren was my mopup , Sanchez and Warren my 1 & 2 middleman and setup, Hunter the closer, Barrett RH spec, Lopez LH spec and Stammen 2nd mopup.

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Barrett game into the game in the 6th with no role defined, and pitched 3 innings--and he also came into a game in the 6th trailing by 6 with no role defined--and promptly gave up 4 more runs--- I know Warren was rested, and Stammen too, but Barrett pitched two in a row, and didn't come out when a lh hitter came up either--I assume because he came in the game with no role defined.

This tends to happen to me when I carry 11 pitchers, but never when I carry 10--It has happened with previous teams and seasons with RH specialists--I can't remember a LH specialists behaving that way---when I go with 10 I have a LH specialist but no RH specialist, or rarely no specialist at all. I tried Barrett as a RH specialist for about 12 games (because I had cash left over after a drop/add) and I had to drop him.

He did come into some games as a RH specialist and was immediately removed when a lh hitter came up.

His settings were correct in the pitchers prefs too--I had quick hook and do not pitch to LH--that switch is ignored unless he comes in with the role defined I think.

I know a mopup should come in with a six run difference no matter if you are winning or losing--I just want hal to follow my preferences--Warren or Stammen should have been in both games instead of Barrett.

Improved Hal part 2--why can't hal pinch hit for a pitcher in the bottom of the 6th, when I have the remove after 6 switch set and he has completed the top of the 6th--hal lets the pitcher hit every time if you are leading--hal just loves to come from ahead to lose it seems.

I am so tired of asking Hal to do things and it ignores them. Also when a specialist reliever comes in, Hal leaves him in against opposite handed batters sp he gets killed. A right handed reliever specialist is just that!!!

i drafted randy myers but i didnt get him. ok that happens right? Then after the wavier period was over i noticed randy myers was available... Great i picked him up...... THEN I FOUND OUT HE WAS NEVER DRAFTED!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????????? WHAT THE ###### IS GOING ON HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE!

Cano was the second batter he faced--(he did in't walk him)

As I understand from reading posts the second hitter is irrelevant. The avoid xH only applies to the decision to bring a pitcher in. Once in the game only the Max IP/Rel setting and fatigue level matters. I suspect once he got in the game if you maintained the lead the triggers for changing pitchers never became true.