As one of my leagues nears the end of the season, I have some inevitable fatigue issues. I will try to sit anyone who falls below 100 a bit, but they sometimes come into the game as a PH or defensive replacement. Question is, when a guy enters a game for an inning or two, how much does it affect him? I'm sure not as much as playing a full game, obviously. But is an inning going to really affect his FAT that much? Should they just be put on rest ot does it not matter that much? I'll usually play a guy down to about 95 before I start to get too concerned.

It will affect fatigue some - but not a lot - like if they played a full game. Some times they will come into to the game on rest anyway, if you don't have any other subs above their player rest rating. Putting them on rest would be ideal, but I wouldn't sweat it out too much if you see them enter as a pinch hitter/runner/sub.

Quote: Originally Posted By torrone on 10/21/2009As one of my leagues nears the end of the season, I have some inevitable fatigue issues. I will try to sit anyone who falls below 100 a bit, but they sometimes come into the game as a PH or defensive replacement. Question is, when a guy enters a game for an inning or two, how much does it affect him? I'm sure not as much as playing a full game, obviously. But is an inning going to really affect his FAT that much? Should they just be put on rest ot does it not matter that much? I'll usually play a guy down to about 95 before I start to get too concerned.

Well, let's see ... So we can look at the examples and answer the question, which of your guys are you referring to, and which games?

Or, why not look at it yourself and you'll know the anwer before we do?

Quote: Originally Posted By snake_p on 10/21/2009

Quote: Originally Posted By torrone on 10/21/2009
As one of my leagues nears the end of the season, I have some inevitable fatigue issues. I will try to sit anyone who falls below 100 a bit, but they sometimes come into the game as a PH or defensive replacement. Question is, when a guy enters a game for an inning or two, how much does it affect him? I'm sure not as much as playing a full game, obviously. But is an inning going to really affect his FAT that much? Should they just be put on rest ot does it not matter that much? I'll usually play a guy down to about 95 before I start to get too concerned.

Well, let's see ... So we can look at the examples and answer the question, which of your guys are you referring to, and which games?

Or, why not look at it yourself and you'll know the anwer before we do?

I'm just trying to find out if there is much of a fatigue hit when a guy enters a game in the later innings. Obviously it's not goona be as much as a full game. A guy probably won't drop a point by playing the 9th inning. But does it keep him from regaining fatigue points? That's my concern. Last year I had a number of guys in the mid to low 90's at the end of the year, but they still seemed to be performing OK. I've managed it better this year, but there are still a couple of guys with mid 70's DUR that will fall below 100 near the end. At what point does fatigue start to increase the chance of injury?

Look at your durability, multiply by 6.015734982, and you have your potential at bats for each player. If you use your bench occasionally to spell your players before they hit 99%, you won't have the fatigue problems.

Quote: Originally Posted By eeyore1959 on 10/21/2009
Look at your durability, multiply by 6.015734982, and you have your potential at bats for each player. If you use your bench occasionally to spell your players before they hit 99%, you won't have the fatigue problems.

This is the guy. http://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1897186 Danny Fox. He is hitting so well it's been tough to sit him. By that formula he should be good for 445 PAs. He's at 410.

Quote: Originally posted by eeyore1959 on 10/21/2009Look at your durability, multiply by 6.015734982, and you have your potential at bats for each player.  If you use your bench occasionally to spell your players before they hit 99%, you won't have the fatigue problems.

Is that at-bats or plate appearances? How do you arrive at that 6.015 etc number?

Quote: Originally Posted By blanch13 on 10/21/2009

Quote: Originally posted by eeyore1959 on 10/21/2009 Look at your durability, multiply by 6.015734982, and you have your potential at bats for each player. If you use your bench occasionally to spell your players before they hit 99%, you won't have the fatigue problems.

Is that at-bats or plate appearances? How do you arrive at that 6.015 etc number

He pulled it out of his ***. It's a completely arbitrary number. At first, I thought it was a complete joke, but as I read it, I realized that he actually believes it!