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I'm wondering if it is possible to NOT set any starting pitchers, but to just set all your pitchers to bullpen roles.  Has anyone ever tried this before? 
3/1/2012 8:52 PM
zubinsum
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This not possible. You must designate at least 1sp.
3/1/2012 9:23 PM
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I think it would be possible at the start of the season (or start of the playoffs) when no pitcher is locked in as the next game's starter.  
3/2/2012 9:33 AM
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Posted by crazystengel on 3/2/2012 9:33:00 AM (view original):
I think it would be possible at the start of the season (or start of the playoffs) when no pitcher is locked in as the next game's starter.  
I just tried this and it worked (with a team that hasn't started yet). I wonder what would happen when the season started.
3/2/2012 9:51 AM
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I wonder how that would work, You could draft 10-11 pitchers around 100-150 IP of varying quality and let sparky use them as he wants and have them all at pitch counts under 50 and minimize in game fatigue.
3/2/2012 7:19 PM
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Posted by dms3 on 3/2/2012 7:19:00 PM (view original):
I wonder how that would work, You could draft 10-11 pitchers around 100-150 IP of varying quality and let sparky use them as he wants and have them all at pitch counts under 50 and minimize in game fatigue.
appearance fatigue will be tough though
3/2/2012 9:00 PM
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Posted by jfranco77 on 3/2/2012 9:51:00 AM (view original):
Posted by crazystengel on 3/2/2012 9:33:00 AM (view original):
I think it would be possible at the start of the season (or start of the playoffs) when no pitcher is locked in as the next game's starter.  
I just tried this and it worked (with a team that hasn't started yet). I wonder what would happen when the season started.
I stand corrected.  Odd tho as I recall getting an error once that I had to designate at least 1 sp.
3/2/2012 11:29 PM
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Posted by dms3 on 3/2/2012 7:19:00 PM (view original):
I wonder how that would work, You could draft 10-11 pitchers around 100-150 IP of varying quality and let sparky use them as he wants and have them all at pitch counts under 50 and minimize in game fatigue.
I just won a TOC doing that...kinda....I set the roles...
3/3/2012 8:08 AM
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Player SN T GP GS W L SV IP BFP H ER HR BB SO OAV WHIP ERA HBP WP BK
Donahue, Red 1905 R 21 19 6 13 0 145.0 579 139 55 2 26 47 .254 1.14 3.40 6 0 0
Tannehill, Jesse 1907 L 20 17 7 8 1 143.0 570 142 39 3 22 32 .263 1.15 2.47 5 0 0
Winter, George 1904 R 21 17 8 4 0 143.0 571 133 37 4 28 33 .247 1.13 2.32 6 0 1
Dockins, George 1945 L 33 13 8 6 0 133.0 574 139 47 4 40 35 .269 1.35 3.21 0 1 1
O'Donoghue, John 1967 L 33 17 8 9 2 131.0 531 120 47 10 33 81 .247 1.17 3.24 2 2 0
Brown, Lloyd 1935 L 44 8 8 7 4 130.0 546 130 52 6 39 48 .265 1.31 3.61 3 2 0
Galvin, Pud 1885 R 16 16 4 10 0 129.0 539 142 53 3 10 39 .268 1.18 3.67 0 10 0
Quinn, Jack 1909 R 25 12 10 5 1 128.0 498 118 28 1 26 39 .252 1.13 1.97 4 2 0
Lynch, Mike 1906 R 19 13 6 5 0 126.0 502 107 34 2 33 51 .232 1.11 2.42 8 2 0
Hoyt, Waite 1919 R 15 13 5 7 0 125.0 473 117 45 1 26 33 .262 1.15 3.25 0 1 0
Totals -- -- 247 145 70 74 8 1,333.0 5383 1287 437 36 283 438 .256 1.18 2.95 34 20 2
3/3/2012 8:09 AM
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It was a $60 million TOC.
3/3/2012 8:09 AM
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Posted by crazystengel on 3/3/2012 2:39:00 AM (view original):
I don't see why anyone would want to do this, but just out of curiosity I entered a spring team to see what would happen.  I uploaded the 2011 Red Sox and put every pitcher at Long A with no pitch count, a 3 call bullpen setting, and auto rest of 90%.

My guess is the the pitcher with the most real-life innings on the team (Josh Beckett) will get the first start.  For game 2, I imagine it'll be the pitcher over 90% with the most real-life innings.

Will post 24 hours from now on the results... 
I just did the same thing with a Spring Season team.  I quickly put together a 'normal' pitching staff (starters, middle relievers, short relievers) but set everyone to Long A, any inning.  The schedule has generated and that's how they're still set.  Will update.
3/3/2012 2:25 PM
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