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Originally Posted by tomwolf2008
Go back to OP's question, I contend that Coors is an extreme example because the thin air greatly reduces effectiveness of Changeup, Curve, or any other pitches that uses lifting/friction of air (cutter, slider, etc.). In short, it reduces the effectiveness of almost every pitch. Compound the problem, to counter the HR, Coors Field is hugely built, and there is a limit to human fielding range, and there are bounded to be more balls hit to the area where fielders can't get to. So I think Coors Field tends to be extremely unfavorable to pitchers, so it make more sense to have a loaded lineup (which Rockies doesn't currently have) that will outslug its opponent.
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I used Coors Field as an example because it has some obvious park factors that affect every player, just as the park factors in OOTP do. I know that in Coors Field, good pitchers may struggle, but similar to JPL86 said about David Wright, there may also be some other factors(such as overpitching to compensate or thinking too much) that contribute to poor pitching that are not necessarily in this game.
Have any of you guys ever built a great pitching team(in OOTP) in a heavily weighted hitters park and had consistent success or know of anyone who has? Or is the best strategy just to just go with a good mix.