[jyoung]

Pitcher stamina is balanced out pretty good at the beginning of a season. A #1 pitcher like the Brewers' Zack Greinke can go the full 9 innings if you keep his pitch count low.

But the majority of starting pitchers I've seen tire out much quicker. It's all based on the individual player stamina ratings and in-game pitch counts.

However, once you get about 100 games into the first season, you've leveled up most pitchers' stamina rating to the point that everyone in your rotation can go the full 8 or 9 innings. This is definitely a flaw to the season mode.

Each pitcher also has a "recovery" rating that determines how many days' rest he needs to refill his stamina bar after an appearance.

The more pitches a player throws in an appearance, the further down his stamina bar will drop after the game, and the more days he will need to recover.

I think the recovery ratings are fine in this game, it's just the stamina ratings that tend to get a bit out of hand over the course of a long season.