Scoring - Maximum Innings Pitched option for Head-to-head leagues
Requests to add maximum innings pitched requirements for H2H leagues. Currently, this feature isn't supported in H2H leagues.
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Ben Hansen commented
Personally I want a stat that helps bridge interest between two stats without creating the difficult choice of adding an additional category that has equal weight. (e.g. Instead of Saves vs. Holds or Saves + Holds, have a weighted Saves + Holds where Saves count for double (or a little more) and Holds count for one). This starts to create a type of point system within categories, but I think it offers leagues more customization.
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Matthew Duffy commented
Yes. We need SLGA.
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Dan commented
That adjustment would make it impossible to overcome having mediocre pitching. If your pitchers are getting battered, not only would you be killed in ERA and WHIP, but now you'd officially have no chance to keep pace in wins or k's either since you'd no longer have the silver lining of having not used so many innings.
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Anonymous commented
A per week start limit would be a bad idea. Example: I have Kershaw, Sale, McCarthy, Lynn, & Richards as my SPs. I do not stream pitchers. This week all but Sale have 2 starts; combine that with my RPs and this week I would bust all weekly limits, but it will balance out next week when I have a less than usual amount of starts. So start limits are good for the season total, but it could easily ruin teams purely because of the schedule and not any exploitation on their part (streaming, loading up on SP/RP pitchers, etc...).
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Anonymous commented
Agree 100%. Makes no sense to limit each position to 162 games but not be able to limit pitchers to a total of 162 starts
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G H commented
In a points league format there is no sacrificing ERA/WHIP/etc. Total points is all that matters. I am suggesting another category that can be used to customize game play. People can choose to use it or not, just like you can choose to limit position players to 162 games played. There should be the same option for pitchers.
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Sean commented
This is not an issue about streaming. This is a keeper league that we've had running on Yahoo for the past 4 years and we can only add players on a weekly basis via a weekly FAAB blind auction. The issue is that we have a 6x6 league with IP as a category (we are going to switch to quality starts next year, but it doesn't change the problem). We capped the amount of pitchers you can have on your roster, but it doesn't really make a difference. If both teams have 13 pitchers with 10 being starters, if one team has 5 guys that go twice and the other guy only has 1 guy that's going twice, he's most likely going to lose in wins, IP, K, and quality starts. The only tool that can fix this is would be a cap to starts, like in an ESPN league (I'm currently in one and am enjoying it a lot, hence my consideration to switch over to the dark side).
ESPN does it beautifully, even warning me (mobilly and on the computer) if I'm approaching my starts limit---in that league it's 9 per week. If I log in on a Thursday and I've already had 6 starts, it's surely going to let me know I'm close to the limit.
Yahoo could surely do this easily, and it should put it right next to the innings pitched amount on the bottom of the screen (the minimum innings pitched count). I've been the commissioner of this league for four years consecutively and our Yahoo football league is going into it's 12th season. I don't want to switch to ESPN, but that's a much easier option than manually enforcing a starts cap.
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Anonymous commented
Also, it doesn't "need" to be 162, leave it up to the league to decide the limit.
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Anonymous commented
The popularity of QS, and decline of Wins, is diminishing the value of middle relievers. My league wants to go to QS, which makes sense, as your pitcher is no longer dependent on his offense or bullpen for a category, but now the set-up guys are relegated to "Hope the closer in front of you gets hurt" rostering. Why would I waste innings on them when I know they can't get me a category and a spot starter can. I propose having a starts limit. And if you're already formulated for eligibility of QS, tracking starts should be easy. This way if your ERA/Whip start to stuff the best way to repair it without scarfing QS/W potential is through premier set-up/middle guys. They have become an essential part of real baseball, clubs are building their bullpens off the ninth and eight inning, some even 7 (Gregerson, Adams, Bell of yore), they should be an essential part of fantasy baseball. And "Holds" are still a flawed stat. This addition should not be too much additional work. I appreciate your time and consideration.
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Noob Central commented
Only join leagues with a low weekly acquisition limit. I usually make mine 4 to root out streamers.
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Noob Central commented
Without a max starts option, I usually limit my leagues to 4 moves/week. If I could combine that with a starts limit, I would really like that!
And if you do it, make it better than ESPN's. They have a start limit, but if you are not over it by Sunday, you can start all the SPs you want that day and beat the limit. -
Anonymous commented
This is a major issue in all leagues and one that Yahoo seems to not take very seriously.My opponent in one of my H2H leagues has already streamed 5 pitchers this week. If this practice was discouraged, those who had spent high draft picks or extra dollars on good pitchers would get properly rewarded instead of penalised and surely thats the way it should be. I have 4 teams with 3 currently in 1st place and the other in 3rd so i am not moaning because my teams are doing badly. I would just like to see the game being a little more realistic.
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Sean commented
You should give the commissioner the option to cap starts per week like I can do in ESPN. In my league with innings pitched as a category the team with more starts will win a significant portion of the categories due to random variance. If there was a max starts allowed option, this issue would be eliminated. This is a major issue within my keeper league, one that if it's not resolved we'd strongly consider going to ESPN.
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Anonymous commented
Another idea could be that pitchers cannot be used on the week that they are added. Not an ideal situation i agree, but streaming SP's is not within the spirit of the game
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Anonymous commented
Or limit the amount of adds per week. I don't stream pitchers (actually doing better than managers who do in my league), and I think the most adds in a week I've had is 4. The issue with limiting starts per week is that if someone decides to weight their roster more to SPs (without streaming) then they would be limited. Weighting your roster does reflect real life as some teams have like 6 SPs and a large bull pen; at the expense of backups for their IF/OF.
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Anonymous commented
I certainly understand your point. However if people want to sacrifice their ERA & WHIP by bringing in sub standard pitching let them continue to do so. My pitching in all my teams is pretty dominant most of the time and although occasionally those who roll in pitchers are successful, in general its usually detrimental to them
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Tyler commented
Yes!! And make this a weekly option as well please! Weekly starts limits in H2H Points Leagues are an ABSOLUTE must-have. Not to be that guy, but I am seriously shocked that it is not already an option. Why would you not stream at least one pitcher everyday of the week? A negative point start is pretty rare.
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Eric commented
There's a lot of differing opinion on whether or not you'd want a limit on starts or innings pitched.
That said, even if you didn't like the limit, I think Yahoo should make it available as an option and then it'd be up to your commissioner whether to enforce it or not. It's such a basic addition and there's so much demand, that I think we deserve the option.
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Sean Queen commented
One answer to this... stop playing 6 team leagues!
If you play in leagues with depth you dont have tjat issue.
Leagues with depth allow you to run up as many starts as you want. Ecen if you were a Vegas odds maker you will still find it hard to find quality starts in a 16+ team leagues.
Sorry guys but this is more about theleagues you are playing.
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Joe commented
i dont understand why yahoo feels its in the games' best interest to limit the amount of success a pitcher has. a pitcher goes into a game to do what? generate outs. Placing a limit on how many outs (3 outs = 1 IP) your pitching staff gets over the course of a season is a pretty dumb idea. it penalizes pitchers that go deeper in to games, as they take up more of your innings limit. ITS A CONTRADICTION to the game. OK my rant is over for today