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Old 02-01-2008, 07:28 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by damonrusst View Post
How do you change a pitcher's role? Not in the pitching rotation, I know how to do that but can you change a MR with 20 out of 20 endurance to a starter so that shows up as his default position? I just picked up a MR with great ratings and endurance and threw him into my starting rotation. His ERA isn't terrible but his record is around 1-6 and he seems to consistently blow any lead he's given. Thought it was just coincidence but could it be because he's MR and I made him a starter?
AFAIK, although you can list the two separately on roster screens, a pitcher's position is the same as his role and is changed as shown below. Neither are affected by where you place a pitcher on the pitching staff chart.

Also, I doubt that a pitcher's performance is affected by his role or where he is on the chart; it all comes down to his ratings and endurance and, of course, the randomization of the game engine in producing results. You are basing your conjecture on one pitcher and it is probably a coincidence.

Back to what is puzzling me. Does anybody know of a situation where a pitcher's position <> his role? If so, when and why? If not, why do we have both?
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