Rotation Openers

[mattynokes]

I've asked Andy if I can have a file (speficially the 2131 opening day file) with only the sim password removed. He agreed on the condition that I post my findings.

What am I trying to find? I'm curious to see what Mogul does to pitching staffs that employ Openers instead of true Starters. I will be using my team (Cleveland) and tinkering with the Pitch Limits to see if using a starting rotation of Openers is viable or not.

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Below is a snapshot of what I normally use versus what I plan to use for the Opener pitching staff.



What changes is that I'll be using a 4-man rotation, which will change the 5th spot to a Mopup role.

1. SPs #1-4 will have low pitch limits. They may be SPs or they may be RPs. The hope is for them to only go 2-3 innings.

2. I am treating the Mopup and Long Relief roles as the same and will have true, traditional SPs in those spots.

3. The Middle Relief role will also have SP, but I'm not as concerned about them having true 70+ SP endurance. The hope is that the Mopup, Long, and Middle relievers will be used to fill in 4-5 innings after the Opener is removed.

4. The Short Relief and Setup roles will not change. They will continue to have the usual 20-something endurance RPs trying to lock down the 7th and 8th innings.

5. The Closer is still the Closer. I'll still have my best traditional RP in this spot with no pitch limit set.