Posted by tlowster on 4/20/2019 10:13:00 AM (view original):
Hey, Loudawg10. How is playing in Albuquerque? I would think that signing/recruiting guys with high contact rates would be an inefficiency to take advantage of playing in that stadium. Usually many of those high contact guys can be found late in free agency because many owners devalue contact.
How have you built your team there?
Hey tlowster, apologies, I missed this.
I dont mind playing in Albuquerque, but I prefer playing in the higher offensive environments like Madison, Tucson and Santa Fe more. I find that the extremes offer more to a team than the down the middle parks, and as a former position player, I gravitate towards offense more than pitching.
For team building, I use the same general strategy I use anywhere else - get the best players
. In truth though, I dont believe that contact does much in the engine other than add an opportunity for the defense to turn a batted ball out into a hit via a (-). That benefit is offset by the additional GIDP opportunities that hitting the ball more brings with it. If all other things are equal, then obviously I would prefer the guy with the higher contact, but that is rarely the case. For me, I lower my threshold on batting eye first down a bit, then I move into the vL/vR splits.
It really comes down to how you believe the engine works and what ratings tie to what outcomes. If you believe that contact ties to hits or something else, then contact would be a huge asset in a + stadium.