I have a 1999 prog team that had a healthy division lead about 110 games into the season. So I decided to give my best SP's a break and start my worst one, Brian Bohanon. I noticed that after the game he was still at 100%, so after his day off I figured I'd keep starting him for as long as he stayed over 90%. To my surprise, it took him 17 straight starts to get under 90% -- and 14 just to fall below 100%.
Here's his game log:
12/11 pm |
@Baltimore Barksdales |
100 |
7.0 |
27 |
91 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
3.63 |
.270 |
1.44 |
view |
12/11 pm2 |
@Baltimore Barksdales |
100 |
7.0 |
26 |
90 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3.41 |
.262 |
1.40 |
view |
12/12 am |
@yepites |
100 |
5.2 |
26 |
91 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3.55 |
.263 |
1.41 |
view |
12/12 pm |
@yepites |
100 |
5.0 |
20 |
61 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
3.62 |
.261 |
1.40 |
view |
12/12 pm2 |
@yepites |
100 |
4.0 |
24 |
89 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3.99 |
.264 |
1.43 |
view |
12/13 am |
Kansas City Monarchs |
100 |
5.0 |
28 |
89 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4.31 |
.270 |
1.47 |
view |
12/13 pm |
Kansas City Monarchs |
100 |
6.1 |
24 |
80 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4.31 |
.267 |
1.45 |
view |
12/13 pm2 |
Kansas City Monarchs |
100 |
6.2 |
29 |
91 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
4.30 |
.265 |
1.44 |
view |
12/14 am |
@Milwaukee CRYPTKEEPERS |
100 |
6.0 |
26 |
82 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4.48 |
.266 |
1.44 |
view |
12/14 pm |
@Milwaukee CRYPTKEEPERS |
100 |
5.0 |
21 |
69 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.40 |
.264 |
1.42 |
view |
12/14 pm2 |
@Milwaukee CRYPTKEEPERS |
100 |
7.0 |
29 |
89 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4.32 |
.264 |
1.40 |
view |
12/15 am |
Anaheim Angels |
100 |
7.0 |
26 |
82 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4.25 |
.262 |
1.38 |
view |
12/15 pm |
Anaheim Angels |
100 |
5.0 |
23 |
80 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
4.43 |
.263 |
1.38 |
view |
12/15 pm2 |
Anaheim Angels |
99 |
5.0 |
29 |
89 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4.85 |
.269 |
1.42 |
view |
12/16 am |
@Oakland Yankees |
95 |
6.0 |
28 |
90 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4.79 |
.270 |
1.42 |
view |
12/16 pm |
@Oakland Yankees |
91 |
6.0 |
29 |
92 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4.88 |
.275 |
1.45 |
view |
12/16 pm2 |
@Oakland Yankees |
88 |
6.0 |
24 |
90 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4.78 |
.273 |
1.44 |
view |
It seems to me that RP's, even if they're underused, will get appearance fatigue if they pitch in more than a couple of games in a row. Why doesn't that apply with SP's, too? If anything, appearance fatigue should be even harsher for SP's, based on the way they were used in real life.
As of now, Bohanon's at 84 (100) and showing "Tired from recent game activity." He'll have a day off, then take the mound at 100% again in his 18th start in 19 games.
One more thing. In real life Bohanon threw 198 innings; in this league he's thrown 201 in 132 games. Shouldn't he be tired from overuse, too? I know that's based on pitches thrown and not innings, but he's already exceeded his RL innings with 30 games to go.
One possible way to use (or "abuse," for you purists) this info? Perhaps if you're in a tight division race with 2 or 3 of your division rivals, you can rest your best SP for a while and "bank" his innings for the final 12 games of the season. Then start him over and over again in those 12 games.