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Originally Posted by RonCo
Previous versions of OOTP were designed so each type of player skill developed in an umbrella pattern--they started low, rose, then eventually fell. That makes logical sense, of course. But, unfortunately, this is a case where common logic is not so good. The average baseball player does not age like that. In general, for example, pitchers strike out rates are higher when they are younger, while their walk rates improve as they age. Each skill in OOTP 2007 rises and falls to its own beat, and in ways that model currently available sabermetric data.
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So they peak defensively very young, and begin losing speed in their mid 20's? That would be quite impressive if that was modeled correctly?