[Dave Stieb II]

I knew that was coming.
To answer your question: Not this year. Not necessary.

When exactly the same thing reoccurs six straight start ups; when the small strikeout numbers are so outrageous ACROSS THE BOARD for all pitchers every time; when a half dozen regulars have babips lower than .250 every time; ad nauseum - that is no longer a measly small sample size.

Even if the K numbers for at least 10 of my 13 pitchers corrected to close to their norms, and my team totals (even if among the lower ones in the league) suddenly reached the same stratosphere as the other teams what kind of realistic baseball simulation is that?
No one can K anyone then suddenly all of them correct to their norms?
Please. The exact same problem occurred in six straight start ups. That is no longer a small sample size. I already qualify as insane for doing the same thing and getting the same results six straight times.
And the total lack of enjoyment or realism - I just had a 0 K game to add insult to injury - has rendered the game unplayable. (Not that a 0 K game can't happen, even in 2021, but it is an extreme outlier - the sort of thing OOTP has turned into the norm while making the normal an extreme outlier).
Besideds,that lopsided team K total differential would only grow with a larger sample size unless the 'engine' suddenly realized that the very same players all needed to multiply their K totals X 1.3 to 2 times their current levels which, again, would be totally unrealistic.
Oh, it's May, maybe we should start striking people out to near our career norms.?
No. Sorry. Your standard 'sample size' defence doesn't fit every situation and certainly not this one. Not this time.