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Originally Posted by fredbeene
Seems like there are way to many other variables.
Wouldn't you have to look at every teams strategies?
I would think the most realistic result is one season with exact lineups.
(personally i think that takes the fun out of it)
I prefer to see what would happen if a player beset with injuries in real life is healthy.
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Well, if you believe the sabermetric guys, batting order doesn't mean much. It might affect runs or RBI a little but AVG, SLG, OPS should be unaffected. In theory, it provides lineup protection in real life but Im not sure if the game factors in who is behind them in the order and how they pitch to them, especially if not playing out games.
I did notice something in my game yesterday that raised a concern though. A guy like Paul O'Neil will get better in 1993 because of his stats. However, those stats are seemingly 100% tied to him going to the Yankees. He was a .250-.270 hitter on avg in Cincinnati. However, as soon as he got to NY, he was a .300 hitter six seasons in a row, including a .359 season.
There's no way to simulate what happens if he stays in Cincinnati or goes to another team with a less ideal park or worse coaches (or worse order protection). We all knew of the Coors affect and it possibly doubling for guys there. But that improvement was so dramatic and consistent that you can only correlate that to the Yankees. You'll always get that improvement in the game no matter where he plays....
Kind of unrelated but made me think of that in terms of replicating stats.