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1. Do most people play with the default aging modifiers and TCR for 14?

2. I'm not sure how to interpret Fenway's ballpark factors. It's barely a hitter's park but almost exclusively because of doubles. I've been getting groundball pitchers with a great infield but it seems my staff's G/F has almost no correlation with their performance. This is over 3-4 different saves of 5 seasons or more.

3. Do changes in potential rating have anything to do with performance? If a player performs well above average for 1-2 seasons, will that positively affect his talent or ratings? I seem to have seen prospects with good potential drop off after posting great numbers in the minors, but also ones with average potential increase after overperforming.

4. Any advice on how to predict reliever performance? This has always been a crapshoot for me. Are stats more reliable than ratings? If so what stats? How do get relievers to perform consistently over multiple years?

5. Any advice on trading for prospects? Players who are on the 40 man roster but playing behind an everyday player seem easiest to trade for regardless of potential. Throwing in an aging player with a bad contract along with the prospect you want also has worked. Any other tips?

6. Is there any actual danger to not setting a pitch count for younger pitchers? Do they get hurt more often, etc? What kind of pitch counts do people generally set for prospects/young starters?

7. What are the effects of the manager sliders regarding favor pitching/hitting, offense/defense, and prospects/veterans? Is it purely for AI setting lineups?

8. Are there any signs whatsoever that a player's potential may increase or decrease? Do players with more well-rounded ratings have a better chance to exceed their potential, etc? If changes in potential are truly random, then essentially there's no way to discover a diamond in the rough unless by pure chance?

Thanks