Good splits but low ind pitch ratings Topic

mmiller989
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Posted by a_ersberg on 4/14/2011 2:16:00 PM (view original):
Not everyone tries in the minors. Some people think its the trendy, cool guy thing to ignore the minors, run your propsects into the ground and finish up 7-134. The dimensions of your Aaa stadium may also make him appear better or worse than he really is.

You didn't mean to say dimensions, did you ersberg? I may be a nOOb in HBD, but in SIM the park's physical dimensions mean nothing. It's basically the same game engine with a few twists. It's all about the park factors - I assume that's what you meant.

On a lark, I put this to the test and built a SIM team to leverage the vast dimensions of the biggest park I could find. I learned that my team did far better in the Astrodome than it did in my home park.

4/14/2011 10:49 PM
mmiller989
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Interesting comments travisg! "To elaborate on tecwrg's points on velocity, I think this guy could consistently ring up league average performance or slightly better. I've found that great velocity (80+) can overcome below-average stuff OR control – but not both, unless the pitcher has outstanding splits, which this guy does not."

I just happen to be in a position to check this out with my AAA team.
Name (throws) Age Pos % $  
 Julio Martis (R) 22 SP1 69 (97) 32 87 61 73 59 71 89 81 87 73 61 0 0 $327K  
 Juan Ciriaco (R) 23 SP2 37 (57) 20 76 76 78 63 66 79 91 79 71 50 31 0 $55K  
 Weldon Peters (R) 26 SP3 100 27 94 82 78 51 51 89 55 63 72 49 0 0 $64K  
 Jay Heredia (R) 25 SP4 86 (100) 20 96 67 52 59 64 89 82 85 70 43 55 42 $55K  
 Stan Lee (L) 22 SP5 93 (100) 28 99 74 80 42 37 89 85 96 68 66 55 0 $55K  
And thus far
Name (throws) Age Pos % IP G W-L SV ERA OAV WHIP K/9 BB/9 $  
 Julio Martis (R) 22 SP1 69 (97) 17.1 4 0-3 0 8.31 .274 1.56 10.38 3.63 $327K  
 Juan Ciriaco (R) 23 SP2 37 (57) 26.2 4 1-2 0 1.35 .124 0.53 9.11 0.68 $55K  
 Weldon Peters (R) 26 SP3 100 21.2 3 1-0 0 2.49 .185 0.78 8.72 0.83 $64K  
 Jay Heredia (R) 25 SP4 86 (100) 14.2 4 1-2 0 4.30 .193 1.09 7.98 3.07 $55K  
 Stan Lee (L) 22 SP5 93 (100) 20.0 3 2-0 0 0.90 .234 1.15 7.20 2.25 $55K  

4/14/2011 11:02 PM
mmiller989
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So I'll see how it goes. But your thinking might explain Stan Lee's mysteriously high Projected OVR of 79. His projected pitching ratings are: 
74 83 57 37 89 100 100 68 71 67 0
The Vel, GB, and 1st P ratings may explain that OVR...because his splits sure don't! He's in a major Pitcher's park,
4 -3 -3 -4 -4
so his performance will have to be compared to the other pitchers, and not considered on their own.
4/14/2011 11:10 PM
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I think Lee's vsR will prevent him from ever being a useful ML pitcher, unfortunately, even with those outstanding ratings in other areas.
4/15/2011 7:55 AM
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