Week 8

From the Pitching Chart section in the Help topics...

"Usage Mode

The usage mode governs how starting pitchers are selected.

Select Time mode to have the computer manager do its best to make sure that every starting pitcher and reliever gets exactly as many starts and relief appearances as they had in real life. This mode is appropriate for teams that have their real-life rosters intact, and it should NOT be used when you are playing a season with newly-drafted rosters.

NOTE: In Time mode, the computer manager ignores your rotation. Instead, it looks at how many starts each pitcher is limited to in the playing time limits section of your profile (this is usually set to match his real-life starts) and spreads those starts evenly over the season. The pitcher with the most real-life starts will be selected on opening day even if he is not listed in the #1 slot in the rotation. The computer manager will choose starting pitchers who are not in the rotation if their games started limit is greater than zero.

Select Strict mode to have the computer manager use your pitchers in the order they appear in the starting rotation. The computer manager will choose another starting pitcher only if a rotation starter is injured when his turn comes up.

Select Skip to have the computer manager use your pitchers in the order they appear in the starting rotation but skip to the #1 starter when one or more off-days have left him rested enough to start before his turn. The computer manager will choose another starting pitcher only if a rotation starter is injured when his turn comes up."