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#73248	05/01/2020 11:36:20 am	May 29th, 2045
michaeltodd2 Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 325 Paradise Valley Cubs II.2	How does a 4.5 pitching rotation work?

#73249	05/01/2020 11:51:57 am	May 29th, 2045
Gunnar Joined: 01/05/2020 Posts: 170 Inactive	SP5 is suppose to pitch every other week. It was hard to manage when I tried it earlier.

#73255	05/01/2020 1:28:07 pm	May 29th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 626 Denver Broncos IV.4	I don't do it and have never done it. To those who have, you had a talented bullpen and a substandard rotation, right? If that's the composition of the roster and more talent was in the bullpen, then it is worth a shot.

#73272	05/01/2020 6:32:52 pm	May 31st, 2045
rlawrence Joined: 02/03/2020 Posts: 102 Inactive	I was actually going to ask a similar question. Once you're out of the cup, you're playing less frequently. I was wondering if anyone drops to 4 man rotation then, or even gets rids of a couple of 'borderline' pitchers from the 13 man roster?

#73282	05/02/2020 8:01:16 am	May 31st, 2045
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9591 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Four man is usually enough outside of inter-league play. But sometimes you will hit long stretches of continuous games, and you will still want to rotate in a 5th starter. If you look far enough ahead and plan well, you can probably make use of 4.5. But if you check your team daily, its easier to just go with a 5 man rotation, and "pitch highest rested starter" manually.

#73283	05/02/2020 8:04:43 am	May 31st, 2045
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9591 Haverhill Halflings III.1	@Ced - Unless your 5th starter is a superstar, I think limiting the rotation is always worth a shot. Bullpen isn't really a factor. Its a choice between having your #1 start or your #5. When you are out of inter-league and only playing 3 games series, you shouldn't really need 5 starters.

#73303	05/02/2020 8:45:59 pm	Jun 4th, 2045
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 626 Denver Broncos IV.4	#5 for me is a spot start prodigy newbie thrower who, whenever a match up is good, the newbie goes in, but otherwise #5 is a pitcher who had his day a long, long time a go but has stuff left and is an innings eater regardless of outcome.

#73312	05/03/2020 6:29:10 am	Jun 4th, 2045
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I have tried both 4 (with spot start 5th/5 in interleague) and 5 all season. Recently I have had better luck going the opposite direction pitching 5 with a spot start 6 and 6 during interleague based on matchups/fatigue... and I have been running a stellar bullpen. Some of you are going to jump at that and say it is not necessary... but I have noticed over the years that for some starters it helps (I feel like the fatigue bar has 1more space that is not shown.) Two of my best pitchers are like that and it seems to have helped.

#73313	05/03/2020 6:52:46 am	Jun 4th, 2045
Ouija7 Joined: 08/06/2019 Posts: 88 Inactive	I'm the same here I go 5 starters and a 6th SS on that rotation I know my starters are fully fit always, on other rotations in my short time on here I have found they don't seem to be as recovered as they look sometimes or maybe I am seeing something that isn't there but the 5 rotation gives me piece of mind.

#73338	05/04/2020 9:35:54 am	Jun 8th, 2045
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1058 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	During Interleague 4man is wrong you're playing starters on 3day rest in a doubleheader. I've personally never used 4man.