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Originally Posted by Qwerty75
Changing the event engine to reflect batted-ball data as drivers for plate appearance outcomes rather than as post facto markers should be on the table for needed changes, IMHO, and would make the game truly wonderful. I don't see how the new fielding stats are really anything more than eye candy otherwise, since the balls don't really go into zones in the game, but are sorted only after the outcome of the plate appearance is determined.
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A little off-topic, but I had a question about fielding nonetheless, and hoping someone with more knowledge oculd help:
I have always been wondering what the purpose of Range Factor is? I mean, I know the purpose is to try to have some meaningful measurement of how much "range" a player has at their position, primarily determined by the number outs each players makes per game. Or something thereabouts.
Now, what I was wondering about the purpose of this stat, 1st base is the least-skilled position of all, and every player who plays there inevitably has the highest Range Factor many times more than the second highest on the team.
Having said that, RF is a useless fielding stat to me, simply because it shows me my first baseman is the best fielder on the team. And I know this to be completely untrue. My SS or CF are usually my top two fielders, and yet, their RF is many times lower than my 1B.
So, what's the point?