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Originally Posted by HoustonGM
Well, at least in terms of starting pitchers, 4 does seem low to me. Just off the top of my head of current pitchers I'd expect Wheeler, Cole, Scherzer, deGrom, Bieber, Burnes, and Buehler rated 70+. Given that I have not noticed these sorts of discrepancies with position players or relievers, I think it's likely that for one reason or another the development engine isn't keeping enough starting pitchers at that elite level - whether it's injuries or something else.
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Just as a sanity check, I loaded up the file I used initially (I create copies of my initial league file before starting long term sims) - it was a live start created in mid-May, and there's 15 starting pitchers rated 70+. There's 60 such players in all (13 rated an 80). Now in 2028, there's only 37 at 70+ - there's a similar amount at that max 80 rating (11) but fewer overall elite level players, especially starting pitchers in particular.