Broken Bat - Suggestions: pinch hit/sub for defense

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Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date	Function

#44527	02/01/2017 8:07:08 pm
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I wish we had better control over who can sub at which position, or maybe just a better algorithm for the manager to decide (or maybe I need a better understanding of the current algorithm) It makes me sad to see my back up 3B (no of)with a range of 8 subbing in the outfield, when literally anyone else on my bench would be better there. I feel like it just picks the guy with the highest SI on the bench to pinch hit over a lower SI player regardless of position, experience, hitting or power numbers, or fielding/range to match the position.

#44547	02/02/2017 2:38:02 pm
dmcc1 Joined: 02/02/2015 Posts: 79 Inactive	+1 Its very frustrating when I have young players who need at bats and are set as back up for a position not coming on as sub and the AI picking someone unsuitable.

#44560	02/02/2017 5:26:53 pm
Philliesworld Joined: 10/17/2014 Posts: 787 Pierre Jacobins III.3	+1 Especially defensive replacements.

#44612	02/04/2017 3:31:43 pm
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 884 Kodiak Mules III.3	First time I'm complaining about this game A few minutes ago Laredo lost a game against Forth Worth http://brokenbat.org/game/2295168 Head to head for 1st place in 2.II Half a game back with 30 to play Decisive game as it can be Well, Laredo down by one in the top of the 9th ties, and goes ahead, thanks to Pinch Runners SBs All good? No, because the Pinch Runners will play the field in the bottom inning! A CF playing 1B, and a LF will be the Catcher! Fort Worth will steal bases at will to tie the game in the 9th, and again in the 10th!!! Only when his turn at bat those two Pinch Runners will be subbed. As it happens, the new Catcher will get on base, be pinch run for by a LHH 1B who will catch in the 12th. Game lost... This's utterly unrealistic: never ever a LF will play Catcher (while C are available on the bench, obviously) Solution: the same algorithm used to choose Pinch Hitters only among players qualified for the same position should be used for Defensive Replacements Each and every Pinch Runner should be subject to Defensive Substitution PS: I forgot to mention: 1 Passed Ball 1 Wild Pitch 1 Bunt for a single along with the 3 SBs over 3 innings of incompetent Catching Updated Saturday, February 4 2017 @ 3:35:50 pm PST

#44622	02/04/2017 10:03:16 pm
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	It took you long enough. There are many problems with substitutions. One of them regarding defense is that we select whether or not we want a player to be replaced for defensive purposes. That's fine for players who are at their primary position, but catastrophic in scenarios like mentioned above. Updated Saturday, February 4 2017 @ 10:04:13 pm PST