Posted by bruinsfan911 on 8/6/2020 4:43:00 PM (view original):

Posted by loudawg10 on 8/6/2020 4:20:00 PM (view original):
bruins, 1458 is the magic number (9*162) that all teams will end up close to in game play. what the above is saying is that, if you have a formula to calculate the number of innings your team's pitchers would be able to throw in a neutral ballpark, assuming 15ish pitches per inning, you will be able to get to 1458 actual innings with 1100-1200 projected innings in Tacoma because you are playing more than half your games in extreme pitching parks. The park effects allow you to stretch innings further. You may need a start or 3 from a AAA type innings eater pitcher, but you can make it work with some diligent management. Similarly, if you are in an extreme hitters park, you would need to plan for 1600-1700 innings in a neutral park because so many of the outs will turn into hits. These are well known numbers and strategies from the SLB side of the site.

Yea, I understood the basics...my formula is telling me that I should be able to expect 1036 IP from my starting pitchers and 664 IP from my bullpen for a total of 1700 IP. My question was whether that total should still be 1458 in Tacoma, or if I should aim to have the total closer to the 1100-1200 range versus aiming to get 1100-1200 IP out of my starters. Based on your comments, am I correct in understanding that I'd be OK with the total being in the 1100-1200 range?

Sorry, I wasn't thinking straight and I totally botched up my post. I said 1100 innings, but what I was really meaning to say is 1100 for total stamina + durability ratings for the whole pitching staff. We're almost done with our current regular season with my Tacoma team, and my pitching staff easily got through it with a total STA+DUR of 1032. You can usually get to that STA+DUR total with 9 or 10 pitchers.

Posted by bjschumacher on 8/6/2020 5:07:00 PM (view original):

Posted by bruinsfan911 on 8/6/2020 4:43:00 PM (view original):

Posted by loudawg10 on 8/6/2020 4:20:00 PM (view original):
bruins, 1458 is the magic number (9*162) that all teams will end up close to in game play. what the above is saying is that, if you have a formula to calculate the number of innings your team's pitchers would be able to throw in a neutral ballpark, assuming 15ish pitches per inning, you will be able to get to 1458 actual innings with 1100-1200 projected innings in Tacoma because you are playing more than half your games in extreme pitching parks. The park effects allow you to stretch innings further. You may need a start or 3 from a AAA type innings eater pitcher, but you can make it work with some diligent management. Similarly, if you are in an extreme hitters park, you would need to plan for 1600-1700 innings in a neutral park because so many of the outs will turn into hits. These are well known numbers and strategies from the SLB side of the site.

Yea, I understood the basics...my formula is telling me that I should be able to expect 1036 IP from my starting pitchers and 664 IP from my bullpen for a total of 1700 IP. My question was whether that total should still be 1458 in Tacoma, or if I should aim to have the total closer to the 1100-1200 range versus aiming to get 1100-1200 IP out of my starters. Based on your comments, am I correct in understanding that I'd be OK with the total being in the 1100-1200 range?

Sorry, I wasn't thinking straight and I totally botched up my post. I said 1100 innings, but what I was really meaning to say is 1100 for total stamina + durability ratings for the whole pitching staff. We're almost done with our current regular season with my Tacoma team, and my pitching staff easily got through it with a total STA+DUR of 1032. You can usually get to that STA+DUR total with 9 or 10 pitchers.

Ah, OK that makes sense. What would you recommend for a STA+DUR total in a neutral park? For the most part, my ML teams are fine in terms of pitching fatigue but I have one or two minor league teams that are nearing the danger zone and I want to double check to make sure I have sufficient pitching available there. If I know a neutral park value, I can work out what I need for those minor league teams from there.

I haven't played in a neutral park for awhile. But when I did, I would carry 12 pitchers and try to get a DUR+STA total of around 100 or more for all of them. So, yeah, I would say 1200-1250. Of course, the quality of your pitchers, your defense, and catchers PC ratings will affect that.