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A lot of people miss out on production by focusing on overalls and ignoring specific vs RHP/LHP splits. Makes a huge difference when you platoon guys and use them properly. There's a lot of players I wouldn't consider playable fulltime that I've seen other GMs use when they need to be platooned. I'm usually fairly picky about that. Even star or superstar calibre guys - some players are just awful vs LHP or vs RHP and there's no point in even playing them against their weak side.
I do like balanced players for the most part. I'll make exceptions when I find elite BA/OBP guys or elite BA/Power guys but for the most part I like players good at everything. I don't care about speed - I'd rather hit 180-220 HRs, lead the league in OBP/Walks/Slugging/ISO while striking out the fewest. Gap is underrated - I wouldn't go out of my way to get it, but there are a lot of high power low gap guys who hit for less slugging/ISO than you would expect.
I don't have a specific formula for calculating ratings. After playing a league for a season I can predict what a player will hit using OPS, and other times I try to make real life comparisons. I used to have a formula but I've found that this is much more effective.
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