Maximum pitch count Topic

maxdeardorff
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I'm trying to figure out how to handle the TPC/MPC.  I have a SP whose stamina is not particularly high.  I guess his durabilty really isn't, either.  I set his TPC to 85 and his MPC to 100.

http://whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1238432

He pitched yesterday, and today is zeroed out: 0(15).  The 15 is what bugs me.  I wouldn't mind that much if he were 1(21) or even 0(20).  What I don't get is why he pitched 104 pitches if the MPC was 100.  Any thoughts?  Do I just need to set it at 95 so that he doesn't throw more than 99?
1/11/2011 4:49 PM
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If he starts pitching to a batter, he will not be pulled mid-batter. 

If he's 0(15), I'd suggest something more like 75-80.
1/11/2011 4:55 PM
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The pitch count is WAY too high for 20/68. If you start him, use TPC 75, MPC 85 at most, and I'd probably use 70/80.

Which is a long-winded way of saying +1 MikeT23.
1/11/2011 5:11 PM
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What would you guys have his pull setting on given his talent?
1/11/2011 6:55 PM
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Pull settings bounce around for me.   Almost everyone on my team will be 2, 3 or 4 at some point in the season.  Pen overworked/lower the SP pull.   SP getting blasted/raise the SP pull.  RP slamming the door/lower RP pull.   And so on.

1/11/2011 7:25 PM
maxdeardorff
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Whew...those pitch counts look low...I thought I remembered reading somewhere that the optimal pitch count was 1.3 x Stamina.  So for this guy that'd be 1.3(68)= 88.4.  Did I make those numbers up?
1/11/2011 7:45 PM
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If you want him to pitch every 5th day, you'll get them near 80.   You have to factor in durability.

1/11/2011 7:50 PM
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A 20 for DUR means every fifth day he can pitch to his max, which I set at 1.25*stamina.  So with a 5-man rotation, I'd have this guy maxed at 80.

If he was a 25 DUR, I kick his max pitches up to 1.33*stamina in a 5-man rotation.  I haven't had any fatigue issues at the ML level this way.
1/11/2011 7:59 PM
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Posted by maxdeardorff on 1/11/2011 7:45:00 PM (view original):
Whew...those pitch counts look low...I thought I remembered reading somewhere that the optimal pitch count was 1.3 x Stamina.  So for this guy that'd be 1.3(68)= 88.4.  Did I make those numbers up?
I've never read anything about it, but I guessed at '130' being equivalent to 100 stamina, and I figured everything below that went down linearly. It seems to work well for me. Its cool that someone else does the same and probably confirms it.
1/11/2011 11:14 PM
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The pitch recommendation for 'target' are usually right around 1.3*Stamina
1/11/2011 11:15 PM
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