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Valhoun · 11-20-2009, 04:38 PM

If you have pitchers with decent stamina you can run a 4 man rotation easily. Not that it has anything to do with the game engine per se but sabrmetrics has a lot of good things to say about the 4 man rotation. Statistically speaking, the 5 man rotation doesn't create better pitching staffs and it doesn't cut down on injuries. And, well, it's always easier to find 4 good pitchers as opposed to 5.

It averages out that your 5 starter will take about 7.5 starts away from your top 2 guys. So, why have a mediocre pitcher take away 4 starts from your ace and 3.5 from your number 2 guy?

Getting back to OOTP, I benefit from actually having 5 high quality pitchers on my team but, if I didn't, I'd run a 4 man rotation the entire season. Maybe spot start every once and awhile to ensure that lower stamina starters weren't getting ground down.

11-20-2009, 04:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Valhoun Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 37 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5x in 3 posts	If you have pitchers with decent stamina you can run a 4 man rotation easily. Not that it has anything to do with the game engine per se but sabrmetrics has a lot of good things to say about the 4 man rotation. Statistically speaking, the 5 man rotation doesn't create better pitching staffs and it doesn't cut down on injuries. And, well, it's always easier to find 4 good pitchers as opposed to 5. It averages out that your 5 starter will take about 7.5 starts away from your top 2 guys. So, why have a mediocre pitcher take away 4 starts from your ace and 3.5 from your number 2 guy? Getting back to OOTP, I benefit from actually having 5 high quality pitchers on my team but, if I didn't, I'd run a 4 man rotation the entire season. Maybe spot start every once and awhile to ensure that lower stamina starters weren't getting ground down.