Discussion Forum

Forum >> Discussions >> Shortening rotation in playoffs  

Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date	Function
#26257	11/03/2015 4:32:03 pm		Ignore
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 200 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies Legends	Has anybody toyed with a drastically shortened pitching rotation during the playoffs? I'm curious about going with a 3-man starting rotation, using only my 3 best pitchers. Assuming the pitchers have strong stamina (16+), would such a tactic be advantageous? Does Broken Bat even allow for such a thing? I guess I'm just looking for people's experiences with this or something similar.
#26258	11/03/2015 5:14:49 pm		Ignore
Toon Squad Joined: 07/21/2015 Posts: 255 Inactive	I'm likely going to only use 4, and you can do it by rotating your pitchers around in the lineup.
#26259	11/03/2015 5:16:13 pm		Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I'll probably just use 3. Everyone is rested after the first two games. Moving my #4 guy to long relief.
#26261	11/03/2015 6:15:02 pm		Ignore
xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive	If the situation warrants it, I think going with a 3-man rotation is feasible. Personally, I'm fairly confident in my #4 starter and thus going with a more standard four-man rotation. Either way, I think it would depend on the pitchers in each situation.
#26269	11/04/2015 1:48:22 am		Ignore
Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4	I think I'll use all 5. I only have two pitchers that are definitely better than the rest, and they'll be the ones that'll pitch twice if required, while the other three are more or less equal so there's no point trying to figure out which one will have a better day.
#26311	11/04/2015 3:39:15 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Part of the reason the playoffs are spread over three days is so that managers can have better control of their rotation and lineups. Note - the rotation reset occurs just after the last game of the season, so it's not like it switches right before game one of the playoffs. Steve Updated Wednesday, November 4 2015 @ 5:18:29 pm PST
#26334	11/05/2015 9:30:07 am		Ignore
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1166 Bloomington Thunder Legends	On a side note: Does anyone set that rotation taking into account if a starting pitcher is "hot" or "cold"? In my limited playoff experience, I think it makes a difference. Just want to see if others have noticed the same thing as I have, or if I'm experiencing an anomaly of sorts...
#26336	11/05/2015 10:27:30 am		Ignore
Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive	Hot and cold have no proven gameplay affect. They are more measurements of recent performance like an observation. Setting your rotation based on this accomplishes about as much as wearing a rally cap does. Updated Thursday, November 5 2015 @ 10:27:44 am PST

| |

Reply