Allstar Selection Qualifications Topic

andersaa
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It seems like top offensive players are being left off of allstar teams becuase of the current allstar selection process that weighs defense and team winning % too highly..

The current qualifications are...
The following criteria is used:
SP - innings pitched, earned runs, strikeouts, shutouts, wins, and losses
RP - innings pitched, earned runs, strikeouts, saves, wins, losses
1B/2B/3B/SS/LF/CF/RF - runs created, good plays, poor plays, errors, team winning percentage
DH - runs created per 27 innings, plate appearances, team winning percentage
C - runs created, good plays, poor plays, errors, passed balls, team winning percentage

I am fine with wrapping all of the offensive stats together in the RC stat, but why not also do that with a defensive WAR, or Total Zone runs stat. 
And why would team winning % matter, teams that are winning will most likely have allstars already, there is not a need to have this impact the selection.
We just had our All star game in the ShowII and the NL had 22 allstar selections from the top 4 teams.

12/28/2011 1:52 PM
MikeT23
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Sometimes it has to do with positions.    We have no problem bouncing a player from SS to 3B or LF to 1B from game to game.   Several good players are usually left off the A/S team because they played 30 games each at 2B/3B/RF. 

As far weighting defense too high, maybe you're weighting defense to low.    Perhaps the creators of the game are sending a message that some of us aren't hearing.
12/28/2011 2:38 PM
dedelman
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Posted by MikeT23 on 12/28/2011 2:38:00 PM (view original):
Sometimes it has to do with positions.    We have no problem bouncing a player from SS to 3B or LF to 1B from game to game.   Several good players are usually left off the A/S team because they played 30 games each at 2B/3B/RF. 

As far weighting defense too high, maybe you're weighting defense to low.    Perhaps the creators of the game are sending a message that some of us aren't hearing.
I think the creators of the game overrate defense compared to MLB, especially at 1B.  The distribution of + plays is VERY different in HBD from MLB (many more + and - in HBD), and the number of + plays you can get at 1B just by starting a competent RF there is WAY out of proportion to MLB.  But it's their program, and I have to adapt to it.
12/28/2011 2:51 PM
MikeT23
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That's what I'm saying.

Of course, MLB teams used Jason Giambi at 1B because he could hit 40 homers.  Maybe a competent RF would have been a much better glove at 1B.
12/28/2011 3:05 PM
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