[PSUColonel]

Originally Posted by farmkidD2

For years, I've wondered something in my head and it has never really made complete sense to me.

Why is it that if you have a hitters ballpark, the rule of thumb is to always specialize hitters over pitchers and vice-versa. On the surface it seems like a simple question, but I have struggled with this concept for as long as I've been a baseball fan.

For example, if you built a stellar pitching staff, but had a hitters ballpark, well, then wouldn't your pitchers still out-perform the competition and theoretically still have a good chance of shutting down a visiting team at home? Sure I understand that if you invest heavily in a pitching staff, you will not be able to invest as much in a lineup but why should that matter? Wouldn't a good hitters park make average hitters slightly better?

I've never understood this mentality. Can someone maybe throw something in the box that I'm not thinking of?

i have always thought the way you do. But I always believe in pitching first if possible.