I'm sure this has been discussed in another topic, but I really wish they would re-rate hitters after they tinker with HRs in the sim. I have no problem with the powers that be wanting to reduce HRs, but when 90+ power guys are being out homered by 50-60 power (exaggeration to make a point) , they really aren't 90+ power; basically it seems the power rating is meaningless right now.

(wait for it... wait for it...)

I would suggest offering your 90+ power guys to your leaguemates for their 50-60 power guys straight up. You can trick 'em and get the better player.

Yeah just send them a trade chat letting them know they are getting shafted in the deal...

It's not meaningless but it's light years from what it used to be, I agree.

my point is, if the rating is no longer accurate it should be changed to become accurate

The ratings are all still relative. A 90 is still better than an 80, which is better than a 70, etc. It's just not as potent as it used to be.

tecwrg, I don't think that's true anymore. In the three leagues I play in, pretty much across the board with very few exceptions, the 60-80-70-70-70 type hitter still performs very well while the 60-90-70-70-70 hitter has struggles to slug .400.

examples

player 1

player 2

player 3

player 4

Your player 1's numbers are up across the board. Player 2's are down.

Here's two guys from one of my teams, almost 1/3 of the way into the season. HR's are down, but overall production is pretty much on track. HR's appear to now be doubles.

Dan King and Leo Strong.

my point is, hitters like player 1 seem unaffected by the new update while hitters like players 2-4 have been changed; they should re-rate those hitters to reflect that change.

those were just a few examples but seem to be the trend, not the exception

I've seen players occasionally have wild fluctuations from season to season for no explainable reason. Philip Lowry was one of my guys many seasons ago who just stopped hitting for power from S6 to S8/9 despite only minor decline in his power rating (which was offset by improvement in contact, batting eye and vsL split). IIRC, there were no major engine changes during that period that would explain the sudden drop in power output for him.

So what you're pointing out is nothing new. But now there is an explanation.

I don't see a need to "re-rate" hitters.

"When we developed the original power formula in HBD, Bonds was hitting 73 HR / season. All our data and formulas were based on a time period that is no longer valid in the MLB, so we brought the upper end down. The change we put in place only impacts the upper echelon of HR hitters and only impacts HR. We, and many users, did not like seeing players blast 70,80,90 HR in a season."

If you're changing a player's ability, you need to change their ratings to reflect that, in my opinion.

i think the answer would be to have fewer player in the upper echelon of power. a 99 should be a once-in-a-generation hitter.

totally agree but 99 power should still mean 99, yes ?