My $70M team is performing fairly well on both sides of the plate but I am leading the league in IP (10 more than league avg) and ABs (64 more than league avg & 36 more than 2nd- and I'm exactly league avg in concerns to BB & HBP combined- and more than the 2nd place team in ABs)

I have 2 position players at 100%. I'll have 3 pitchers available for the next 2-3 games (at least).

This **** sucks. Makes the game no fun when your whole bench is in the 80s and the whole lineup is in the 90s for fatigue.. Especially when you drafted 300 more PAs that the defending champ. ....

I looked at Ozomatli's roster (bc he's the champ)- I have a lot more PAs & IPs drafted in comparison.

My $120M team is severely under-performing, but some others are over-performing (as far as winning% is concerned)

@brianjw -- We're at the end of the fatigue dampening period now. How are the pitchers on your variable cap team doing?

Day 5:
The Good - went 10-8 on the day, not great but anything over .500 I consider to be "good" at this point.
The Bad - fatigue has now fully kicked in and I have a couple teams with issues. I have a feeling I am not alone, however. This is where we all pray for no extra inning games for a day or two.
The Ugly - pm2 game. . . .$120M team loses in 17 innings at the same time fatigue is unleashed. . . .ouch.

First sub .500 session (8-18 PM2). The $70M team is struggling big time with stamina. The $120M team is under-performing & is 0-5 in 1 run games. The $110M staff is struggling with stamina.
My record looks good. My future record looks bad.

Seriously, if I am dreaming, please don't wake me up... $70M is starting to spiral a bit with fatigue. Hoping the rest of the field is as tired, seems to be a common issue!

I was worried about my pitching in the $130M league. They’ve held up well but my stud offense is second last in runs scored.

Posted by npg32433 on 8/19/2019 8:22:00 AM (view original):
Seriously, if I am dreaming, please don't wake me up... $70M is starting to spiral a bit with fatigue. Hoping the rest of the field is as tired, seems to be a common issue!

My $70M team has 6 position players at 90% fatigue or better with 95% being the highest (and really only 5 of those can play together without someone being way out of position).

I thought 5200+ PAs from hitters would be plenty. It's not.

I have 681 PAs split between 3 catchers in my $130M league. They hit 7th. 1 has PH a few times bc, well, I thought 681 PAs was plenty for a 7th place hitting platoon. It's not. How is it not? I have no idea. 659 PAs in a 2 man platoon hitting 8th is barely enough. Both guys are constantly between 98-100%

Good news is that I went 6-0 last session after going 3-9 the previous 2.

Posted by milest on 8/19/2019 2:27:00 PM (view original):

Posted by npg32433 on 8/19/2019 8:22:00 AM (view original):
Seriously, if I am dreaming, please don't wake me up... $70M is starting to spiral a bit with fatigue. Hoping the rest of the field is as tired, seems to be a common issue!

My $70M team has 6 position players at 90% fatigue or better with 95% being the highest (and really only 5 of those can play together without someone being way out of position).

I thought 5200+ PAs from hitters would be plenty. It's not.

I have 681 PAs split between 3 catchers in my $130M league. They hit 7th. 1 has PH a few times bc, well, I thought 681 PAs was plenty for a 7th place hitting platoon. It's not. How is it not? I have no idea. 659 PAs in a 2 man platoon hitting 8th is barely enough. Both guys are constantly between 98-100%

Good news is that I went 6-0 last session after going 3-9 the previous 2.

I've noticed that fatigue hits a platoon much harder than a single higher PA player. . . . . e.g. if you draft one catcher with 650 PA, he will be okay to bat 6th or 7th (depends on cap and ballpark of course), while if you draft two 325 PA catchers, they will get hit much harder by fatigue batting in that same spot.

I've found that to be true also. Occasionally I've thrown an out-of-position catcher in there against a team that doesn't steal just to conserve some PA for my catchers when they're battling fatigue, especially early in the season.

My teams have been playing just silly over their heads...but today's PM2 game in the 120M may have taken the cake.

Down 9-2 in the 9th we rallied for 8 runs and a walkoff 10-9 win. Hit 4 homers off an exhausted Doug Jones, got 3 hits and a run off a very tired Dennis Lamp, and then Tim Raines won it with a walkoff single off Pat Neshek.

Day 6:
The Good - went 4-2 in each session today. . . if wins were money, I feel like I'm saving as much as possible now in anticipation of the proverbial rainy day(s).
The Bad - having to micro-manage a couple of teams now due to fatigue. My $120M pitching staff is particularly tired after a 17 inning game yesterday.
The Ugly - $163M Variable cap team. . . pm game, give up 3 in the 11th to lose. . . . pm2 game, give up 3 in the 9th to lose. Not cool, bullpen.

Good am response this morning. A third schwarze this season that helps offset last night's pm2 mauch...

I've come to the conclusion, that half the owners don't even look at their teams.

When 2/3 of your lineup is at 85%, you might want to make an adjustment. Just sayin...

Not complaining much, until I need you to beat a division rival who's paying attention.

Posted by skinndogg on 8/20/2019 11:03:00 AM (view original):
I've come to the conclusion, that half the owners don't even look at their teams.

When 2/3 of your lineup is at 85%, you might want to make an adjustment. Just sayin...

Not complaining much, until I need you to beat a division rival who's paying attention.

I feel like active managing wins you several extra games a year. Moving a starter down a spot in the rotation to get a guy at 100, resting a hitter in an advantageous matchup, maybe even swapping your catchers if one has a better arm ... all those things can alter a game outcome if you have time to do them. I know schedules don't allow some people the luxury, but I'm convinced it makes a huge difference if you can do it.

Just noticed that my $110 million team has a +44 run differential and is 8-12.