[adamjsav]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ghost Of The Year

I wonder what would happen if every 'Closer' had their position changed to 'relief pitcher'. And then in the Roster Control>Bullpen screen, moved from closer to setup man. If he is still the highest rated guy in the'pen, will he be called on the majority of the time for save situations. And will he also be called on when setupmen are called on. Or maybe instead of moving him from closer to setup, move him from closer to middle relief. I think I'm going to look into this over the weekend & do some simming.

Has implications in franchise with depth of teams rosters. Every time there's a draft and free agency teams clamour to sign closers. Doesn't work out well. You will notice OSFM even went to lengths to make sure each AA and AAA team had an assigned closer for this reason.