In a progressive league, I've got a very deep bench of pinch hitters, and a very middling pitching staff and bullpen, so I would like to pinch-hit for my pitchers very aggressively ... anytime after the 3rd inning when we have a rally going offensively, and pretty much EVERY time after the 5th or 6th.
I have set my pinch-hitting aggressiveness to 5, however I can't seem to get Sparky to follow along with the rest of the plan. I've set my pitchers' target pitch counts low and maximum pitch counts higher, and set their pull ratings at 4, but if he just brought in the pitcher in the top of the 7th, he'll let him bat in the bottom half in most situations. I'm afraid if I set them all to pull at 5, he will just make lots of pitching changes mid-inning, and I won't have enough depth to use my pinch-hitters.
Any advice from the board?