I am considering moving my franchise from Toronto to Seattle. I have a very good pitching staff. I have never had a team in Seattle before so I'm looking for what I might expect as far as the difference between the two. I've had very good teams in Toronto the last few years but always seem to come up short in the playoffs. Does anyone think that this could possibly help with playoffs considering the pitching staff that I have. Thanks

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My team performed much better on the road.

I have two teams, Portland and Seattle. It depends on what style of game you like to play.

I moved these teams to those cities because when I got them they had good pitching and mediocre hitting. And before admin changed the draft scouting a few years ago, the only way to get great hitters was to draft in the top ten, or spend 30 mil in IFA. I had the Portland team in Wrigley for a few seasons, hoping to boost the mediocre hitters. The good pitchers got crushed instead. So I went the other way.

Your good hitters will still hit, but batting average and raw power numbers will drop. OBP is more important than average. Your poorer hitters will get crushed; I have glove guys hitting .220 or lower. But it gives your pitchers chances to pick up a park boost.

Comes down to whether you're okay with more often trying to win a 2-1 game or maybe losing an 8-7. My hope for these teams is that when it comes to the playoffs I'm hoping for my pitchers to steal games, which is what in my mind all playoff games come down to.

I had a very good hitting team once. Inherited it, put it in Yankee Stadium. Made the playoffs first season and lost to another team in the same division; missed the playoffs second season and gave it up. Didn't like losing the 8-7s.

Your pitchers will do insane things and your hitters will all be ****, it's dramatic. Safeco is a cave. S39 in Piazza my team's home ERA for the season was 2.18, hasn't been over 2.90 in something like 10 seasons. We have good players obviously but there is always at least 0.50 runs per game diff between home/away. Overpowered

Tons of 1-0 and 2-1 wins, tons of extra inning games, you need to put yourself in position to win 2-1 instead of lose 3-2. Walks and baserunning are extremely valuable, solo home runs are valuable

My favorite ballpark is Tacoma. I've had several teams there. Some observations about extreme pitcher parks:
1. Do not rely on long offensive rallies. Very rarely will you string 5-6 hits together. The odd thing is your legit power hitters will still get their HRs. So focus on getting 1 or 2 guys on base, then wait for the 3 run HR. You want guys that get on base - so walks, good contact + speed., etc. Doubles and triples also help a lot. A triple plus a sac fly is a big deal in this park.
2. Great defense is very important. Especially up the middle. Range is a big factor, as you want guys who can track down the ball.
3. Get pitchers who do not walk batters and have a good GB/FB ratio.
4. You can go with a pitching staff of 10 or 11, freeing up an additional 1-2 roster spaces for pinch hitters, pinch runners, etc.
5. Your players will not get nearly as fatigued toward the end of the season. Fewer at-bats, fewer pitches thrown, etc. all adds up.

Case in point:
https://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/Boxscore.aspx?gid=92752772&tab=box&mode=classic

Posted by bjschumacher on 6/15/2018 12:33:00 PM (view original):
My favorite ballpark is Tacoma. I've had several teams there. Some observations about extreme pitcher parks:
1. Do not rely on long offensive rallies. Very rarely will you string 5-6 hits together. The odd thing is your legit power hitters will still get their HRs. So focus on getting 1 or 2 guys on base, then wait for the 3 run HR. You want guys that get on base - so walks, good contact + speed., etc. Doubles and triples also help a lot. A triple plus a sac fly is a big deal in this park.
2. Great defense is very important. Especially up the middle. Range is a big factor, as you want guys who can track down the ball.
3. Get pitchers who do not walk batters and have a good GB/FB ratio.
4. You can go with a pitching staff of 10 or 11, freeing up an additional 1-2 roster spaces for pinch hitters, pinch runners, etc.
5. Your players will not get nearly as fatigued toward the end of the season. Fewer at-bats, fewer pitches thrown, etc. all adds up.

I'm in agreement with all of this.

Same ^