I've played around with the settings for awhile and I'm always trying to get the most realistic simulation as possible. Just my opinion, and BTW no sarcasm intended here. Of course, I'm in a very good mood since my Cubs are in first place with the best record in MLB AND OOTP so I don't have a chip on my shoulder.

I can just say that Markus and the OOTP Team have ALWAYS done great work with this game and with OOTP17 they have made the BEST version yet. I would suggest keeping the settings on the default, most of them anyway. Some of you might want to turn down the trade settings or injury settings, which is fine. Play the game any way you want. But as far as realism, it doesn't get any better than OOTP.