AI Bullpen Logic

[DarthRambo]

First, make sure cpu only has ONE 6th starter or guy with high stamina. After that, set up their bullpen this way. I promise it's the best possible setup for the cpu. I doubt they can fix the logic, or they would've by now.



Put your 2 lowest rated RP pitchers that have less than 40 stamina in the 2 LRP spots.

Put your best RP/setup man in the SU1 spot.

Put your closer in the closer spot like normal.

Put your highest rated RP’s in the MRP 1-3 spots.

Put the 6th starter/LRP pitcher in the MRP4 spot.

SU2- empty

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[JWDixon120]

Quote: Originally Posted by strosdood

I read this was improved this year?

From my testing, it is not improved.

Multiple setup guys have finished the year with 25 or fewer IP in my test sims.

[kdutch98]

Quote: Originally Posted by strosdood

I read this was improved this year?

In Game, it is definitely improved I played a game as the Tigers vs the Astros, and the Astros burned through their entire bullpen, using middle relievers when they should have. Never used their long man. Starter went 5 innings. They were down 5-1, but brought in middle relievers. 7 pitchers combined to pitch the final 6 innings of the game (it went 11 innings) none pitching more than an inning.

Game before that, their starter got knocked around, only going 2.2 innings. Long reliever went 3.1 innings (they were losing 5-0 when he came in) and then 4 relievers combined for the final 3 innings.

I'm not sure about simmed games, that could be (and probably is) much different, but in game, I like the bullpen management.

[JWDixon120]

Quote: Originally Posted by kdutch98

In Game, it is definitely improved I played a game as the Tigers vs the Astros, and the Astros burned through their entire bullpen, using middle relievers when they should have. Never used their long man. Starter went 5 innings. They were down 5-1, but brought in middle relievers. 7 pitchers combined to pitch the final 6 innings of the game (it went 11 innings) none pitching more than an inning. Game before that, their starter got knocked around, only going 2.2 innings. Long reliever went 3.1 innings (they were losing 5-0 when he came in) and then 4 relievers combined for the final 3 innings. I'm not sure about simmed games, that could be (and probably is) much different, but in game, I like the bullpen management.

I’m not Having the same luck unfortunately.

Playing vs the Brewers. They gone down by 2 in the 2nd inning.

Freddy Peralta throws 5 IP. Then Adrian Houser follows him and pitches the last 4 IP despite being down 2 runs the entire time.

Just odd.

[canes21]

I cannot understand how they ignore this issue year after year after year after year. It's THE issue that has kept me from enjoying franchise mode the last few years. I used to be one that would go in and make edits and whatnot in these games to have them working better, but I've reached a point these days where I want a working product that doesn't require me to fix the mistakes of the developers, so going in and changing every single teams bullpen setup is not a route I'll go down.

[ripwalk]

It's super frustrating and you'd definitely think something that could be addressed by now. Don't have the game yet but dissapointed to see this is not fixed...

[JWDixon120]

Quote: Originally Posted by JWDixon120

I’m not Having the same luck unfortunately. Playing vs the Brewers. They gone down by 2 in the 2nd inning. Freddy Peralta throws 5 IP. Then Adrian Houser follows him and pitches the last 4 IP despite being down 2 runs the entire time. Just odd.

I would like to add that this was in Exhibition so it could work differently in franchise but I doubt it.

[Cycloniac]

Quote: Originally Posted by strosdood

I read this was improved this year?

Nah. I reached out and received word that it wasn't able to be improved this year, but it's on their radar.