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BaseballMan · 10-09-2005, 04:12 PM

I agree. A pitcher who can field good isnt worth giving up a pitcher who can actually pitch. Thats one of the things you have to think about in Baseball. Do you want to keep a great hitter or do you need a better defensive player?
Just take a look at Ernie Banks and Ozzie Smith's stats. Both are hall of famers but though Bank's 512 hrs jump out at you, Ozzie's stats probably dont amaze you till you hear what others in baseball have said about his defensive play. He was a great defensive SS which is why they called him "The Wizard of OZ".

Btw are you playinmg with fictional players or real players?
Fictional is fun. I use it for my college league. But using real players can be fun too. You just have to keep in mind that Babe Ruth may not develop into the same Babe Ruth as real life. There is the Lahman database you can use to get real players but the problem is that it will import players based on their position in the player's first year in the leagues. So Jimmie Foxx would import has a catcher though he played more at first base. Good news is that you can edit the database as you like or you could use one of the lahman databases that has been improved. Ankit has a couple of databases. One that i like is the one he has based on career totals. He has taken out all the one year players and have players coming in at the position they played the most.

10-09-2005, 04:12 PM	#8
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,641	I agree. A pitcher who can field good isnt worth giving up a pitcher who can actually pitch. Thats one of the things you have to think about in Baseball. Do you want to keep a great hitter or do you need a better defensive player? Just take a look at Ernie Banks and Ozzie Smith's stats. Both are hall of famers but though Bank's 512 hrs jump out at you, Ozzie's stats probably dont amaze you till you hear what others in baseball have said about his defensive play. He was a great defensive SS which is why they called him "The Wizard of OZ". Btw are you playinmg with fictional players or real players? Fictional is fun. I use it for my college league. But using real players can be fun too. You just have to keep in mind that Babe Ruth may not develop into the same Babe Ruth as real life. There is the Lahman database you can use to get real players but the problem is that it will import players based on their position in the player's first year in the leagues. So Jimmie Foxx would import has a catcher though he played more at first base. Good news is that you can edit the database as you like or you could use one of the lahman databases that has been improved. Ankit has a couple of databases. One that i like is the one he has based on career totals. He has taken out all the one year players and have players coming in at the position they played the most.