Pinch Hitting Strategy Revisited

After thinking about this pinch hitting issue in PC's Baseball sim a little more I think the main problem with the current setup is that the pinch hitting lists are tied to the starting pitcher's throwing arm as opposed to being tied to the throwing arm of the pitcher that is on the mound when PC's AI is considering pinch hitting. Once the concept of associating pinch hitting strategy with the starting pitcher is broken, it becomes alot easier to reimagine how a pinch hitting team strategy section could be built. The team strategy page could have a new section added to it that addresses pinch hitting. On the pinch hitting strategy page there could be two lists that the manager could complete (if they choose to build it out)- one list would rank their hitters when a LHP is on the mound and the other would rank their hitters when a RHP is on the mound. Now that the hitters are ranked, each listed hitter could have a check box next to them that indicates whether those players should only pinch hit when a player is in scoring position. Now that these lists have been created the next function that needs to be added to the team strategy page is a text or dropdown box that lets the manager determine which inning the PC AI should consider pinch hitting. This, when used in conjunction with the pinch hitting settings that are already created in the edit lineup submenus, would add an entirely new dimension to the PC Baseball Sim that would take the game to the next level. As things are, the only time a manager should really consider bringing in pinch hitter is when the team has an offensive player sitting on the bench that is clearly a better offensive option from BOTH SIDES OF THE PLATE than the current hitter is in a universal situation. How often does this happen? How many teams have enough roster slots to accommodate a full time pinch hitter AND a Designated Hitter? I know that most of my teams do not have enough roster slots to allow me to keep a dedicated pinch hitter on the bench that can hit Leftys and Righties reasonably well but if I could use my non everyday platoon players to pinch hit when a LHP or a RHP reliever is on the mound a world of possibilities open up that adds a whole new dimension to the PC game.

Just trying to offer a little constructive criticism to try to improve the sim. I love the site and sincerely appreciate the work you guys have put into the sim. If it wasn't a good site I wouldn't be on here as much as I am and I wouldn't bother thinking of ways to make it even better. Thanks for all you do and GO CARDS!