@lucas8181 said in What is the point of the 5th starter?:

@loshbomb said in What is the point of the 5th starter?:

@lucas8181 said in What is the point of the 5th starter?:

@Therealest_JB said in What is the point of the 5th starter?:

@lucas8181 said in What is the point of the 5th starter?:

That is called using an opener, and I almost always do it. The 5th starter for me is usually a "closer". most of the year it's been Kopech.

Nice strategy... smh

Thanks? In the 1924 World Series (game 7), the Washington Senators used a RHP for 2 batters before bringing in a LHP. In the 1990 NLCS the Pirates used a "relief pitcher" to start the game. The 1993 Oakland A's rotation was so bad, Tony and Dave platooned guys all year in order to win as many as possible. Dave Fleming, a writer for Bill James, started talking about the advantage of using guys for 3 innings max in 2009, he called it the 3-3-3 rule. Baseball didn't recognize saves as a stat until 1969, and Baseball didn't use a 5 man rotation until the early 1980s.

This isn't a new concept, the video game just finally caught up.

Walter Johnson saves the 24 WS game 7 in extras - this happens every game in Ranked in early innings.

While it wasn't a stat at the time, Marberry got the blown save and Johnson got the win. Baseball has always been about creativity and finding an advantage. No reason people should complain about it being in the video game too.

We’re talking about a single game from 96 years ago. Doesn’t mean that people should be pitching 3-4 starters every RS game. This should be stopped.

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