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Originally Posted by bailey
This is a classic mistake. Flyball pitchers do NOT lead to more HR. The pitcher's movement rating determines pitcher HR proneness . FB vs GB determines how outs are made when the ball is put in play. A flyball pitcher means more outs will be made by fly balls vs. ground balls. Groundballs are prone to more errors than flyballs no matter how great your defense is, so flyball pitchers are more desirable when you have OF with great range. Focusing on flyball pitchers and OF range is a productive strategy.
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When you edit a player in the editor to have a higher groundball percentage the ERA goes down in the projected stats and the opposing batting average goes up. I'm fairly sure it's at least intended to reduce HR.