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Originally Posted by MizzouRah
I'm not sure if it's a game mechanics issue or the AI evaluation settings.. but I still see too many players that have a good season, the next season they are on the bench due to a player with slightly higher ratings, even if that player is a rookie. Stats should definitely matter, especially the previous season.
The same with a closer who has like 30-40 saves, the next season they are moved to setup for a younger slightly higher rated pitcher who might not have ever closed a game in his career.
I'm wondering if maybe a 50/40/5/5 setting would stop this from happening? I can't test in CM - really hoping Markus will allow us to change that. 
Maybe even a setting to weigh more on a veteran player with several seasons played vs a younger player who may have higher ratings, but no MLB experience? |
I'd be wary of relying too much on a good season/stats focus here. If it's scenarios where guys are 24-29 years old and coming off seasons of say 16-9 or 18-6 / 35 HR + 125 RBI or 39 HR + 148 RBI years than yeah, I'd be worried about that type of stuff happening.
Closers are a dime a dozen, really. The elite guys ala Trevor Hoffman or Mariano Rivera are more often than not the exception as far as that role goes.
It's not that out of the realm of possibility that "veterans" get benched (or replaced) by other players. Lou Piniella did that in Seattle replacing Jose Mesa (coming off a year with 33 Saves) with an unknown Japanese pitcher in Kazuhiro Sasaki (was a lights out Closer in Japan but unproven in MLB obviously).
I also look at it as teams promoting "hot, young prospects" and giving them roles while minimizing veterans who are nearing the tail end of their careers e.g. they may be 33-35 years old and not have much left in the tank. Managers and Teams do that all the time, trying to give a young rookie experience/playing time while slowly minimizing the role of a veteran by relying on his "leadership" in the clubhouse more.