Posted by pjfoster13 on 2/26/2014 4:27:00 PM (view original):
I also wish the devs still accepted suggestions, because I would make this one-

Have [dev+stam] be an absolute value, but allow [dur] and [stam] to fluctuate individually on an inversely proportional basis.
So like Arias would always be an 85, but based on the year-by-year usage, Mike could mold him to a guy who had 50 dur and 35 stam. It could be formulaic based on the ratio of IP to games played.  You could convert starters to relievers and vice versa. That would create a definition for a guy like John Smoltz, who went from 30 dur 80 stam to 80 dur 30 stam and then back again, and would allow for a more fluid game experience. 

That is all. I apologize for misunderstanding Makeup, thank you all for enlightening me and for providing player examples, it helps to see players in other worlds.

Posted by pjfoster13 on 2/26/2014 5:34:00 PM (view original):
"Then maybe they load up their pitching staff with 98 make-up and 44/51/47 type pitchers on long-term deals. All of a sudden, they're getting blown up. "

Hey man, maybe the only way to test the hypothesis is to sacrifice a newbie to the WIS gods and see what happens. Maybe they WONT get blown up ... how would we know until we tried ? A team full of 99 Makeups would be awfully sneaky, luring their opponents into a false sense of confidence and then scratching and clawing for victories like that

you are truly a man of the people, Michael, don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise

Posted by pjfoster13 on 2/26/2014 6:23:00 PM (view original):
And don't take my "lack of work" personally, you are looking for very specific information to prove myself.  I would need to provide two identical players or at least virtually similar players except for one attribute, AND have them play in the same ballpark effects AND have them face similar opponents, cmonnn you know I can't do that.

It's my job to come up with the hypotheses and YOU disprove me with the post from the devs. And even then, "You have to search for your own explanations even when you're told to accept the facts."  The information I would be looking for to prove my theory would be a team like Mike proposed that was entirely made up of guys with crappy skills but 99 makeup, and we would see how they did. We are assuming they would be terrible, even me, but maybe they'd over-perform compared to what we would expect them to be. Maybe they would win 60 games instead of 50.  That would be statistically significant, wouldn't it? 

Yep, I was there. So, how bout that credit?

Mongoose- that is a very good side-by-side.  I would have needed someone else to volunteer that info because I did not have the resources in my league.  I shall accept that Makeup =/= It, despite the idea that it would make sense if it did.