[thehef]

A good discussion from awhile back:

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

When a player is below the "adjust" limit, his ratings will be adjusted towards the league average, the less playing time he had the more the ratings get adjusted. If a player is below the "weaken" limit, the ratings will also be adjusted, but not towards league average but rather towards replacement level, so that these players end up with rather low ratings.

Originally Posted by Spritze

... the batting settings may not apply to pitchers.

Originally Posted by thehef

What's still not clear - to me, anyway - is what, if anything, these settings do to guys with low AB's or IP's who - rather than putting up great numbers - perform terribly. Are they bumped up to towards they league average (if within the Adjust threshold) or the replacement level (if under the Weaken threshold)? For examples, a guy who goes 2-for-25, striking out 18 times, and a guy who pitches 6 innings and gives up 17 runs...

Originally Posted by pstrickert

I could be wrong, but I've operated from the assumption that those players were "bumped up" toward league average or replacement level.

Originally Posted by Spritze

I too believe bumping can happen in an upwards direction. It appears to happen.