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Update: I changed the PCMs after running with the new defaults for 40 years in my first sim since last patch. The changes eliminated the 60+ HR every season, multiple players issue. Have had only one or two 60+ seasons going 30 years forward. My PCM changes were:
Batting Contact: 1.050
Batting Power: 1.100
Avoid Ks: 0.800
I see two issues that keep driving the skewed distribution of HRs across all the sims I've been running:
(1) The spreading out of power skills. An increasing % of players on active rosters have power ratings (100% scouting accuracy) of 45 or less. In 2022, there's 0%, 3%, 14%, and 31% of batters with 30, 35, 40, 45 for power. By 2040, even with power PCM @ 1.100 I'm getting 1%, 6%, 15%, 27%, and 40% for 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 power. By the time I get to 50 rating, the differences are smaller (53 vs 57%). This distribution is one half the problem but is then exacerbated by the avoid K ratings
(2) Avoid K just skews much higher in PCMs, even with latest patch. Before the last patch, I had to take the avoid K PCM to 0.6 to control the excessive HR outliers every season. The first sim after the last patch I left everything at 1.000, which when combined with power more widely distributed throughout the 20 - 80 scale, the best power hitters have such good avoid K skill that they make up a disproportionate number of the HR total relative to real-life normals.
I'll keep people updated as this sim progresses. But so far so good.
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