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Suggestion
Redefine reliever roles in the pitching screen, so that the worst pitchers are not brought into close games just because it is an early inning
Reason
Mop-up means two different things: 1) Guy you pitch when the game is out of hand, far ahead or far behind, either because he is young and needs experience or because he is terrible and the manager figures he is the one to tire out in a meaningless situation, and 2) Guy you bring in first if there is a need to replace a starter in the early innings, due to injury, weather delay, etc.
I say "mop up" mainly means #1. The game AI currently believes that mop up includes #2.
I find it infuriating, in a playoff game, when you have 10 good pitchers, to have your injured starter replaced in a scoreless game by the one guy on the staff you would NEVER want in an important situation, and I have seen this happen three times recently.
I don't know what to call the two -- long relief and meaningless innings? Whatever
Priority
Medium
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