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Originally Posted by actionjackson
Are you using Real Stats or Neutralized Stats? Recalc or no recalc? Nolan Ryan as a rookie in 1966 was one of my test subjects and with Real Stats he imported as a 1 Stamina bullpen pitcher with just a fastball. I don't know how he would have progressed, because I didn't check. With Neutralized Stats he imported as an 83 Stamina pitcher with a fastball, curveball, circle change arsenal. Recalc caused him to be more of a finished product, while with Recalc off he had a higher ceiling. Put all that together and I decided to go with Neutralized Stats/Recalc On, but if you want extreme realism, Real Stats/Recalc On will give you the pitcher that he was when he first came up: a short reliever/swing man type who could really bring the heat and not much else. It's up to you to decide what kind of universe you want and then dive in. I've given you one example and I'll bet there are more.
EDIT: In the Neyer/James "Guide to Pitchers" Tom Seaver was quoted as saying that Ryan felt that the reason for his success was that he threw nothing but fastballs until the age of 23 (1970, he broke in in 1966 and missed the 1967 season at the major league level). So there you go in this case the game has it right. Whether it will give him a curveball in 1970 and a circle change in 1986 is anybody's guess.  Hope you find what you're looking for in this game. |
But, in the case Spahn, and Wynn it is totally unrealistic, while they (especially Spahn) picked up pitches later in their careers. They were never one pitch pitchers (I'd have to look in my Neyer/James guide but, I am also certain no. I know Spahn had like 7-8 pitches at the end of his career)