That is a flaw IMO!

Thoughts on using high HR/low OAB guys like Bauer and Maeda only on a home field, such as Petco and PalaceOTF and using Joss in a more HR friendly park?

Do you feel the game needs an overhaul? Seems to be getting doubles and triples guys with great range is the way to go? Or can you have the same amount success having good range at SS and CF, with average to poor range at the other positions.

I like good range guys in CF, SS, and 2B. I can live with range and fielding at 1B, 3B, and LF. RF needs some range (c or better). Bigger the field, the more range in OF I need.

The_Creeper wrote: One thing I have not seen anyone try is doing like a 4yr skip. Basically (for example..you go from 1920 to 1924 the next year). That basically means you can cover 100yrs in 25 seasons and no one really gets more than 5 seasons of Ruth and you actually may miss on some of the insane seasons depending on when they were. Could even do that as a regressive.

I'm the commish of a league that sort of does this--it's called Grand Slam and each season is technically four seasons. Right now, we are in 1973-1976. We started back in 1885-1888, the brainchild of Razorclams. If you own a player during the specified years, you just pick which one season you want to use. As you said, it's nice because a great player might only last 3 or 4 league seasons, you have to keep restocking.

Thanks Heb....RazorHawg just created a new progressive with a 5yr cap on keeping players that may accomplish what I was looking for in that I dont like leagues were a long term superstar gets drafted/locked down for his entire career. This one will force you to reload every couple of years and NOT have ot skip any years...some great owners and Season 1 starts this week.

I’ve been playing for years (always around .500!). I have yet to crack the code on the settings in “Team Managerial Style.” I see no impact whatsoever (other than the rest players options). And thoughts?

Posted by thewizard37 on 10/20/2026 7:38:00 PM (view original):
Thoughts on using high HR/low OAB guys like Bauer and Maeda only on a home field, such as Petco and PalaceOTF and using Joss in a more HR friendly park?

Do you feel the game needs an overhaul? Seems to be getting doubles and triples guys with great range is the way to go? Or can you have the same amount success having good range at SS and CF, with average to poor range at the other positions.

Because there are so many deadball pitchers in every league, no one drafts home run hitters anymore, which actually makes Maeda and Bauer types the perfect pitchers. They've got incredible value and the HR/9 doesn't matter because no one hits HR anyway. I use them in every park.

Posted by jterrell on 10/24/2026 9:54:00 AM (view original):
I’ve been playing for years (always around .500!). I have yet to crack the code on the settings in “Team Managerial Style.” I see no impact whatsoever (other than the rest players options). And thoughts?

I think it would be difficult to see the impact of these settings unless you're using long-term, large-sample analysis and controlling for as many other variables as possible. But they do matter, and I think we can use them to our advantage.

Hit and Run: Use a higher setting if your offense has higher-than-average speed and/or stolen base success rates. Even better with low strikeout rates. This setting can help avoid double plays, gain extra bases when successful, and "manufacture" runs for non-HR teams.
Use a lower setting if your offense is a mix of low-speed, low-SB, high-K. Failed hit-and-run plays lead to more outs on the bases.

Baserunning aggressiveness: Higher when your team speed is higher, lower when your team speed is lower. Speed (the speed score, NOT related to stolen bases) determines if a player is more or less successful when trying to take an extra base. First to third on a single. Score from first on a double, etc. Attempting to take that extra base more frequently when your runners are more likely to succeed makes sense.

Intentional walks: I never want to give a team a free base and cost my pitcher four pitches without recording an out. I set this at 1 for every team.

Pinch-hitting: If you don't have useful pinch-hit options on your bench, there's no reason to have this setting above a 1 or 2. If you have multiple pinch-hit options and a deep enough bullpen, you can be more aggressive with pinch-hitters.

Double-switch: In 20 years I don't think I've ever changed this setting.

One thing I dislike about the Hit and Run setting is that the "strike 'em out, them 'em out" happens too often. The engine should have enough baseball smarts to take off the H&R with 2 strikes, with considerations to the catcher's arm and SB success of the runner. Of course, there is never a situation where the engine knows that there are 2 strikes, but that's another issue.

Indeed!

I agree w/ Skunk on the Intentional BB settings. Too many BBs already, never give anyone a free base.