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jreynoldson913
Joined: 08/18/2015
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Hey I was wondering which rotation is best

4 man, 5 man, or 4 and a half man rotation
Rock777
Joined: 09/21/2014
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I've found that a 5 man is good for interleague play, but 4 man works fine during most of the regular season. You still need a 5th for niggling injuries and the occasional fatigue from a stacked schedule (plus for interleague), but I just move my worst guy to LR once I am in the regular season.

I haven't used 4 1/2, but I suspect it wouldn't be enough for interleague and it would be too much for regular season. I'd probably just do 4 with a Spot Starter myself over 4 1/2. But really there is only a couple times a season when I switch between 4 and 5 (interleague play), so its easier for me to just manually make the switch at that point.

BTW, if you don't have a SS and no one is eligible to pitch, I believe your LR gets the first call. So I find that to be the more useful assignment during regular season play. I do watch the team daily though, so its easier for me to react to injuries then for some folks.
Tiger504
Joined: 06/17/2014
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I don't think there is one clear answer. I prefer 5 man. It is easier to work with if you have injuries or a lot of games without many days off. I will sometimes even stretch it to 6 man if I'm deep in the cup during interleague play. I can always maneuver things if guys are plenty rested or I want to create a better matchup. I usually have 6th guy I can start in the bullpen to keep things flexible. But that's just me.
Crazy Li
Joined: 01/25/2015
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The best depends on your situation.

How strong is your rotation?

If you have 5 starters you feel good about, start them. I'd only go 4 man if you feel like one starter is too much of a liability and you would win more games skipping his starts.

Also mind your stamina. 4 guys at 12 stamina will probably have trouble unless you 4½ to extend the rest every other pass through.

During inter-league play, doing anything less than 5 will almost definitely cause pitchers to pitch without full rest and at times actually have a BP guy start instead.
admin
Joined: 01/27/2010
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This really depends on your pitchers, your mgmt settings and what part of the schedule you're in.

Steve


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