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Closers in Extra Inning Games

Posted By Kurt K

Here's one thing I'd like to see changed if the game is revised:
Not overworking closers in extra-inning games (on the road).
I have Rafael Soriano as my closer. Besides his high ratings (he has a 0.23 ERA for me!), closer is a good role because it should limit his innings.

In 4 road games, he has worked a total of 15 innings, each time in a game that went 12 - 14 innings. In other words, he comes in to pitch the 9th and winds up pitching 3-4 innings until the game is decided. On the one hand, you want your best reliever out there in a tie game. On the other hand, these 4 road games will account for almost 25% of his allotted usage for the SEASON.

So, the proposal is to have the robot pull a closer if he's say, pitched 3 innings in a game.