Mop Up role Topic

dlmose
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I am obviously confused about what the Mop Up guys is supposed to do. I just started trying to use them as I  have some really short arms in a couple of my bull pens. I was thinking he is there to enter as soon as a blow out starts to keep from using the rest of your pen in what is probably a lost cause. This is obviously not the case as across my worlds my pen is being used up before the Mop Up guy enters the game. Inning is set to any & pc is around 65. In the last week in several different worlds team went down 7 or 8 in the 1st and the MU didn't enter until the 8th, by which time most of the pen was below 50%. Simmy even used one in a tie game in the 10th while 2 Set A's were sitting there. 2 pitches later, ka-ching, another L. Can someone help me understand what this Mop Up guy's role is and how to use him? Thanks
4/7/2011 8:58 PM
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What inning do you have your mop up guy set to come in?
4/7/2011 9:06 PM
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From the help page:

Mopup - The mop up setting is used to designate a pitcher to be used in blowouts (either winning or losing). Blowout is determined by the deficit (or lead) and the inning, e.g. an 8 run deficit in the 2nd inning would not be considered a blowout, but the same deficit in the 8th inning would be. Mop up designated pitchers could possibly be used in non-mop up situations. They will always be used before pitchers marked as 'rest'. For example, if you have 5 relievers and 1 is marked as rest, 1 is marked as mop up, 1 is marked as long relief, 1 is marked as setup and the last as your closer, and your game went to extra innings, if your closer, setup, and long relief had already been used, then your mop up pitcher would see action.

4/7/2011 9:25 PM
dlmose
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As I said they are set to any. So 8 to zip doesn't become a blow out until the 8th?
4/8/2011 10:03 PM
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Look at all of the settings for all of your pitchers on the Players Setting page.

What are the other pitcher's Auto Rest?  Is the MopUp guy set really low (50)?

In the games you looked at, where theother pitchers below 90 rest, or whatever setting you have in Auto Rest?

Maybe try using LRB instead of MopUp?  I switched to that several seasons ago.  I don't remember why, but I've stuck with it. Most of the time, I'm happy with the pitcher selection with my bullpen inning eater set to LRB, come in any inning, 80 Auto Rest.

4/8/2011 10:54 PM
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