Posted by bayridgeguy on 1/30/2017 9:05:00 PM (view original):
Question. In actual life, guy has 4 games thrown, each 9 inning complete game shutouts. If first pitch him during the 50th game of the season, of course I'd expect him to be effective for entire start. But say I pitch him in the first game of the season. Is the fatigue during a game governed by two things at the same time, the stamina, but also, where you are at innings overall, with respect to what % of the season has been played? Or does actual IP cease to matter until the game is over, with stamina totally governing the entire outing?
If you pitched him in the first game of the season, he'll be effective throughout the whole game, depending on the pitches. If he has 9IP/G, he'll be effective for like 120-130 pitches. It's just that, since he has 4 starts IRL, 36 IP total, don't expect him to get back to 100% until like 40 games later. I'd use that person as a closer since he has 36 IP and can go however long is needed to get that last out. Depending on how good his stats are (WHIP+, ERC#, HR/9+, etc.)