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Originally Posted by kcharles520
so in a way, the "pitch to contact" option nullifies the whole purpose of having a "control" rating to begin with IMO.
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Just don't use it in such an extreme manner then and you'll be fine
You're using the option in a way it's not been designed to be used. The game is penalizing you for doing so, and what you're doing is not helping your team get an edge. So why keep doing it?
If you as an org either in game or irl make it a priority for your player to never throw balls and instead throw 85 MPH meatballs straight down the middle of the plate anytime they have a three ball count, your pitchers will follow orders and do so.
Typically poor control pitchers have poor control because they're overthrowing, they can't handle controlling the ball at their peak velocity. If they aren't throwing at max effort or anything close to it though, they can surely lob slow pitches over the middle of the plate all day long, no matter what their control is like when they're actually tying to pitch well.
You're making a radical choice, which the game allows you to do, but penalizes you for. This shows the game at its most flexible and realistic. So what's wrong here?