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Dogberry99 · 01-10-2019, 03:54 PM

First, you cite poor defensive efficiency as the metric you use to determine your primary team is poor. However, one thing to consider is that the primary contributor to Defensive Efficiency is BABIP. Groundball and Extreme Groundball pitchers have been proven to have significantly higher BABIP than their neutral and flyball counterparts. This means that if you have predominately groundball pitchers, your defensive efficiency will be poor, even with elite defenders. This has been my exact experience, as my elite defenders, combined with an all gb pitching staff, have never finished ahead of any other teams in Defensive Efficiency.

The bottom line is that Defensive Efficiency is NOT an appropriate metric to measure true defensive capability in PT.

[Late Edit: Sorry, forgot my second point!]

Do not be afraid to play people out of position. I have won numerous great gloves with shortstops playing both 2B and 1B. This is a great way to make solid defenders elite. It also allows you to place players with specific defensive profiles at positions that lack players with those skills. The most blatant example of this is range, which is extremely difficult to find above 80 in both 3B and 2B, though it is relatively common in SS.

01-10-2019, 03:54 PM	#2
Dogberry99 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Wichita Falls, TX Posts: 1,328	First, you cite poor defensive efficiency as the metric you use to determine your primary team is poor. However, one thing to consider is that the primary contributor to Defensive Efficiency is BABIP. Groundball and Extreme Groundball pitchers have been proven to have significantly higher BABIP than their neutral and flyball counterparts. This means that if you have predominately groundball pitchers, your defensive efficiency will be poor, even with elite defenders. This has been my exact experience, as my elite defenders, combined with an all gb pitching staff, have never finished ahead of any other teams in Defensive Efficiency. The bottom line is that Defensive Efficiency is NOT an appropriate metric to measure true defensive capability in PT. [Late Edit: Sorry, forgot my second point!] Do not be afraid to play people out of position. I have won numerous great gloves with shortstops playing both 2B and 1B. This is a great way to make solid defenders elite. It also allows you to place players with specific defensive profiles at positions that lack players with those skills. The most blatant example of this is range, which is extremely difficult to find above 80 in both 3B and 2B, though it is relatively common in SS. Last edited by Dogberry99; 01-10-2019 at 03:58 PM.