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Edster007 · 07-24-2013, 08:23 AM

Ron Guidry at age 35 started the season as a 4.5/4.5 star player. He finished the season 22-5 with a 1.64 ERA. As I was getting towards the end of September of that season I noticed he dropped to a 2.5/2.5. In the playoffs he had trouble getting through 3 innings to the point I moved him to middle relief. Fast forward to the scouting update on January 1st. He loses one point off his stuff (I use 1-100) two points off his change up and everything else remains flat. He is down to a 1.5 star player although there has been very little change to his ratings. I find it bizarre that near the end of a season where he was tied for the league lead in Wins, 1st in ERA, K's and Opponent BA that he would just fizzle like that prior to the end of a season. I can see age catching up with him in an off season, but during a season he wins pitcher of the year? What makes the overall star ratings drop when there is such an insignificant drop in his actual number ratings?

I have another pitcher who is 31 years old. Their actual number ratings are almost equal (yellow and green in the same places the only big # difference is stamina where Guidry is a 90 and the other a 52) and he is 4.5/4.5 star. I thought stars were just a comparsion of how a player rates vs the rest of the people at that position.

07-24-2013, 08:23 AM	#1
Edster007 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,763	Overall/Potential Star Ratings Ron Guidry at age 35 started the season as a 4.5/4.5 star player. He finished the season 22-5 with a 1.64 ERA. As I was getting towards the end of September of that season I noticed he dropped to a 2.5/2.5. In the playoffs he had trouble getting through 3 innings to the point I moved him to middle relief. Fast forward to the scouting update on January 1st. He loses one point off his stuff (I use 1-100) two points off his change up and everything else remains flat. He is down to a 1.5 star player although there has been very little change to his ratings. I find it bizarre that near the end of a season where he was tied for the league lead in Wins, 1st in ERA, K's and Opponent BA that he would just fizzle like that prior to the end of a season. I can see age catching up with him in an off season, but during a season he wins pitcher of the year? What makes the overall star ratings drop when there is such an insignificant drop in his actual number ratings? I have another pitcher who is 31 years old. Their actual number ratings are almost equal (yellow and green in the same places the only big # difference is stamina where Guidry is a 90 and the other a 52) and he is 4.5/4.5 star. I thought stars were just a comparsion of how a player rates vs the rest of the people at that position.