Pitching Rotation bug

markprior22 · 03-23-2003, 02:27 PM

I have my rotation set to "started highest rested starter" (5 man rotation) in modern, fictional league.

My #1 pitcher sustained an injury that put him out of action for 1 week. I have one reliever that has a starting rating so I thought I would just use him if necessary until my number one guy is ready again (rather than making a DL move).

Since my #1 starter hasn't pitched in several days (due to the injury), the AI keeps listing him as the starter for the next game. If I try to sim, the AI picks (arbitrarily it seems) a reliever to start even though I have a couple of normal starters that are fully rested.

Treches · 03-24-2003, 05:03 AM

This issue has been plaguing OOTP since the start. Apparently, the AI chooses the reliever who sports the highest (relief) duration and disregards starters who aren't in the rotation and relievers with starting ratings, unless they have high relief duration. Also, even if a starter with high relief duration gets the nod, the AI would use this latter duration. Therefore, he would be wasted in around 4 innings.

obaslg · 03-24-2003, 07:58 AM

Did you try putting him in as the spot starter at 0%? I think that has worked on-and-off, depending on what version/patch.

markprior22 · 03-24-2003, 08:26 AM

No, I didn't try that. Might work. This is still something that seems like an easy fix.

I experimented by starting 2 or 3 more games. It puts a reliever in every time. If I continued and let the AI do this, I would end up with all starters totally rested and an exhausted bullpen.

Very simply, if the AI encounters a situation where the pitcher it expects to pitch is injured, it should check for another rested starter before going to the pen.

sporr · 03-25-2003, 10:26 AM

Yep, sounds like the game is doing this:

- Who's the highest rested starter? #1 isn't tired (the game doesn't recognize his injury at this point in the equation)
- #1 is slated to start
- #1 is injured, so pick someone else to start who isn't in the rotation

clarnzz · 03-31-2003, 04:40 PM

Sporr hit the nail on the head, just had it happen in our league. It wont flip to the next starter even if hes ready to roll.

03-23-2003, 02:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
markprior22 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: springfield, illinois Posts: 952 Thanks: 69 Thanked 106x in 24 posts	Pitching Rotation bug I have my rotation set to "started highest rested starter" (5 man rotation) in modern, fictional league. My #1 pitcher sustained an injury that put him out of action for 1 week. I have one reliever that has a starting rating so I thought I would just use him if necessary until my number one guy is ready again (rather than making a DL move). Since my #1 starter hasn't pitched in several days (due to the injury), the AI keeps listing him as the starter for the next game. If I try to sim, the AI picks (arbitrarily it seems) a reliever to start even though I have a couple of normal starters that are fully rested.

03-24-2003, 05:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Treches Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Damned Hell Posts: 2,148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	This issue has been plaguing OOTP since the start. Apparently, the AI chooses the reliever who sports the highest (relief) duration and disregards starters who aren't in the rotation and relievers with starting ratings, unless they have high relief duration. Also, even if a starter with high relief duration gets the nod, the AI would use this latter duration. Therefore, he would be wasted in around 4 innings. __________________ The Computer Baseball League

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obaslg All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 882 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Did you try putting him in as the spot starter at 0%? I think that has worked on-and-off, depending on what version/patch. __________________ Realy good musition of many insterments, including the hyperbolic vitriol.

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sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 2 Thanked 35x in 2 posts	Yep, sounds like the game is doing this: - Who's the highest rested starter? #1 isn't tired (the game doesn't recognize his injury at this point in the equation) - #1 is slated to start - #1 is injured, so pick someone else to start who isn't in the rotation __________________ Baseball Maelstrom - Commish/ St Louis Cardinals USBA - Las Vegas Scorpions

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03-24-2003, 08:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
markprior22 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: springfield, illinois Posts: 952 Thanks: 69 Thanked 106x in 24 posts	No, I didn't try that. Might work. This is still something that seems like an easy fix. I experimented by starting 2 or 3 more games. It puts a reliever in every time. If I continued and let the AI do this, I would end up with all starters totally rested and an exhausted bullpen. Very simply, if the AI encounters a situation where the pitcher it expects to pitch is injured, it should check for another rested starter before going to the pen.

03-31-2003, 04:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
clarnzz All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Following everyone off a cliff. Posts: 1,522 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Sporr hit the nail on the head, just had it happen in our league. It wont flip to the next starter even if hes ready to roll.