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Originally Posted by AdmiralTrey
There's also the DH factor to consider, because if I remember correctly there's around a 10% penalty in hitting ratings for players used at the DH position.
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It's much smaller, more like 3%.
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Originally Posted by AdmiralTrey
With all of that being said, I agree that Ted Williams should be made in such a way that he outperforms other lesser hitters. I'm not sure what the answer is. I love PT for sure, but it's definitely weird that a guy like Wander Franco performed really well (.283 BA over 22 seasons) for me until I replaced him with George Brett, but a legend like Ted Williams has virtually no chance at hitting .300.
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Yep the game has always been harsh on HR-hitting sluggers who also had great contact skills & batting averages. Those types of players are just so elite & so rare (Ruth, Williams, Bonds) that I don't think the algorithm for translating stats to ratings handles them very well. Across baseball history, sluggers tend to strike out too much and have lower averages, which I believe is why the system is set up that way. It handles the majority of players pretty well. But in these extreme cases it just falls apart, and of course these "extreme" cases are the players we love the most.
This year actually seems a bit better than previous, for what it's worth. Ted and Ruth are both getting significant play in the highest levels despite these perceived shortcomings.