In real life, a pitcher's stats get worse the second time through the lineup, then worse the third time, etc. My thinking was take average starters and make them 'good' by limiting their exposure each game. Eat up the relief innings I 'gain' by not letting starters throw 100 pitches with good relievers (more of them than good starters, cheaper unless
@jdlikewhoa wants them, and can sign them for shorter deals than starters). It also allows me to completely disregard a position that everyone else is drafting/signing (I do draft SP to trade) so those funds can be spent in other areas.
I feel pretty strongly it would work in real life (no one will try it because starters would bitch), but not sure that it will in OOTP. I really haven't seen the 'starters' outperform their stats. I may need more 'good' pitchers than 'average' ones. Zayd is doing okay for a rookie and I got Dave coming next year, so I am looking forward to see how he does. I am interested to see what these younger guys end up getting in arbitration/extension offers. They might be performing close to league average, but losing 15+ games a season due to a dumb stat. It would be great if the game thinks they suck and I get to keep them at a cheaper price.
In the meantime, I get to fake brag about breaking a meaningless ALL-TIME RECORD.