I just disagree that that’s a “lax” commissioner. I’m commissioner for multiple leagues. I don’t police people having enough RP for multiple reasons:
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As already noted, the rule is that you have to be able to fill out a lineup. 10 pitchers does that.
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I think having fewer RP is bad Ottoneu strategy and I’m not here to force people in my league to follow my strategic guidance as long as they follow the rules and have enough P to fill 10 slots.
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From an OPL standpoint you’re asking a commissioner to police what a roster looks like at a specific point in time. A team could have 5 RP at midnight ET and 5 RP at 9 am ET but if they made roster moves in between, they might not have 5 RP for OPL. Which, again, is fine because it doesn’t break any rules.
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I have no desire to try to police who is and who isn’t a reliever. I have a team with 5 guys who are mostly in their team’s bullpens but one of those five is Grant Taylor.
Should the commish of that league tell me my roster is illegal? Taylor is about to make his 3rd start! Is my roster legal on days he’s doesn’t start, but illegal on days he does? You’re demanding a delineation between pitchers who ARE relievers and those who ARE starters that doesn’t exist in Ottoneu and exists less and less in MLB.