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Originally Posted by Garlon
Remember that auto-calc targets league total ratios.
1. No
2. No
3. If auto-canc happens before spring training, yes. If it happens after, no.
4. BABIP, error rate, and other defensive outcomes are targeted by the modifiers. You will not alter league rates by changing the average defensive ratings across the league. You are just creating a new defensive no dice average rating.
5. No, again you are just changing what the average batting ratings across the league. Average still equals league average.
6. Yes, there is a finite amount of HR to go around based on the HR rate of that season. Not everyone can hit 50 HRs for the season and still maintain the historical rate of the season.
You should really be always be using auto-calc modifiers. There are special cases for the pre-calc modifiers which were originally made so that exhibition games worked properly from the main menu.
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In regards to #6, but let's take random debut out of the picture. If one creates 1921 using historical minors and eliminates the color barrier, teams will immediately begin signing Negro League players. Therefore, there will be a significant change in the overall talent pool. Why should this have any effect at all on the number of home runs Babe Ruth hits? Shouldn't the results lean towards the league hitting more home runs due to the added talent, instead of the same amount spread over more players? Since this is more of a whatif type scenario, I just don't see why Ruth's chances to reach 59 home runs should diminish. This is where I wouldn't mind having a third option that lets the game slide away somewhat from the league totals goal post.
In terms of random debut, I'm not sure there is a solution and the way the game works now, might be the way it needs to work, in order for the historical period to maintain its relevance.