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The engine doesn't limit outliers at all.
But talking about the quickstart the ratings distribution there is indeed such that it's likely to limit outliers.
Because the base ratings are initially based on ZIPS projections. And you're not really projecting anyone to have a terrible season. Anyone that is projected to have a bad season is just not going to be good enough to even play in MLB in the quickstart.
So as opposed to other game modes, like historical for example, where you'll get the guys who actually did have terrible seasons folded into the game and still in MLB, in the quickstart, you don't have those lower level players. Plus, given that the quickstart is designed to be used with dozens of other real life leagues, the ratings baseline for MLB level guys has to be higher in order for those leagues to coexist and to get enough of a ratings spread in the other leagues.
So long story short, at MLB level the quickstart does have more highly rated players in the middle and at the bottom of the distribution and that will naturally tend to limit outlier season for players at the top.
That's just to be expected based on what the quickstart is and how its modelled.
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