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r0b0t
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Range yields bettter range. Glove means better glove. Arm strength helps gunning down runners, and accuracy makes sure those throws aren't off target. They're all measurable statistics.

Everything else, except maybe bunting, requires the assistance of other supporting ratings to perform adequately. I guess health/durability/stamina are measurable, but some injuries seem random.

For the most part, though, player expectations are subjective.
11/23/2010 10:47 AM
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Posted by r0b0t on 11/23/2010 10:41:00 AM (view original):
Going back to the defenses, the defensive ratings are one of the few truly corroborating statistics. You can see the relation between the stats and how they play. Not many others you can see quantified. It's usually abstract speculation, but with defensive ratings you can clearly see someone's ability as a number.

Also, I'm under the belief the fielding coach is the most closely linked to player improvement than any other coach. Considering the fielding coach effects the fielding of players at all levels of your organization.
Yeah, I put the most emphasis on Fielding Coach, as its generally the hardest rating to improve, and the one coaching role that increases ability across the organization
11/23/2010 10:53 AM
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Posted by r0b0t on 11/23/2010 10:41:00 AM (view original):
Going back to the defenses, the defensive ratings are one of the few truly corroborating statistics. You can see the relation between the stats and how they play. Not many others you can see quantified. It's usually abstract speculation, but with defensive ratings you can clearly see someone's ability as a number.

Also, I'm under the belief the fielding coach is the most closely linked to player improvement than any other coach. Considering the fielding coach effects the fielding of players at all levels of your organization.
I wish arm strength correlated better to plays. A RF with an 80+ arm should have more assists than a RF with a 60 arm, and I am not seeing that.
11/23/2010 11:12 AM
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I honestly think the sim adjusts for the arm when they have good baserunning coaches. You don't see it in assists, but teams don't run on them.
11/23/2010 11:20 AM
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At least that was my impression. Someone with a good 3B coach isn't going to have someone running questionably against someone with that arm.
11/23/2010 11:21 AM
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Also, no mention of my trade with Fregoe? I'm happy to be getting Calles.
11/23/2010 11:21 AM
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Draft picks come out tomorrow in $, nice pre thanksgiving event
11/23/2010 11:23 AM
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Posted by r0b0t on 11/23/2010 11:21:00 AM (view original):
Also, no mention of my trade with Fregoe? I'm happy to be getting Calles.
You did very nicely.  You gave up one solid player, and a pair of possibly over rated players for a strong Catcher  
11/23/2010 11:24 AM
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Yeah. I need to get back to 0/0/0. That is the missing link.
11/23/2010 11:24 AM
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maybe i will start glancing at defense.

probably not.
11/23/2010 11:28 AM
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the biggest riddle for me personally in all of HBD (other than player inconsistency from season to season) is why my bullpens continually struggle. its like ratings for my relievers mean nothing
11/23/2010 11:30 AM
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There is no way that those two concepts are interconnected
11/23/2010 11:33 AM
r0b0t
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I just looked at my trade history. I've been as active the last two seasons as I ever had been. Hopefully this pays off for me.
11/23/2010 11:45 AM
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In all seriousness, your releivers in $ arent doing that far off what I'd expect them to do. 
Don Drew's pitching well,
Sadie Shaw hasnt pitched much, has been generally reliable, except when he got lit up a few times
Reid Gilbert is not very good

Your long releivers are generally unreliable, and are prone to giving up hits and HR's so thats what they do 

11/23/2010 11:47 AM
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Stats for releivers are tricky, because they get so much fewer opportunities than starting pitchers or hitters.  A few bad outings, especially if they give up multiple runs in under an inning, drastically increase their ERA.
11/23/2010 11:51 AM
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