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usa_hank · 06-30-2025, 07:14 PM

I can't believe how badly my team is doing in Low Diamond. I've been rattling around in LD, this being the fourth season, and my players just aren't performing. I honestly can't understand why my Sheffield hits .225 and only 15 HR every year when I see him hitting .260+ and 20 HR for everyone else. I can't figure out why my Helton hits .210, or my Rod Carew never hits over .260. I can't figure out why my Chris Sale has an ERA of 5.3 with this being his 3rd season as a starter for me, and a K/9 of 6 (Molina catching). I can't figure out why my Whitey Ford has an ERA of 4.6 over the past 3 seasons in LD, etc. I can only assume people play more RH batters so that's why lefties get hit so hard, but when I look at other teams in my league who have been starting Ford and Sale, they are getting 3.5 ERAs and closer to 8+ K/9.

I get there are external factors like men on base and park factors, but...wow. My luck has to be the worst. I feel like Dave Stieb would play better than Sale, and my Tim Raines has outplayed my Sheffield, Helton, Carew, with a consistent .265 avg and around 11 HR, etc. Crazy.

We've all been there with bad performances in a year, but this has been year after year for these guys for me! Ugh. Tempted to sell off the team and buy other players.

06-30-2025, 07:14 PM	#1
usa_hank Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2025 Posts: 68	Crazy Bad Performances I can't believe how badly my team is doing in Low Diamond. I've been rattling around in LD, this being the fourth season, and my players just aren't performing. I honestly can't understand why my Sheffield hits .225 and only 15 HR every year when I see him hitting .260+ and 20 HR for everyone else. I can't figure out why my Helton hits .210, or my Rod Carew never hits over .260. I can't figure out why my Chris Sale has an ERA of 5.3 with this being his 3rd season as a starter for me, and a K/9 of 6 (Molina catching). I can't figure out why my Whitey Ford has an ERA of 4.6 over the past 3 seasons in LD, etc. I can only assume people play more RH batters so that's why lefties get hit so hard, but when I look at other teams in my league who have been starting Ford and Sale, they are getting 3.5 ERAs and closer to 8+ K/9. I get there are external factors like men on base and park factors, but...wow. My luck has to be the worst. I feel like Dave Stieb would play better than Sale, and my Tim Raines has outplayed my Sheffield, Helton, Carew, with a consistent .265 avg and around 11 HR, etc. Crazy. We've all been there with bad performances in a year, but this has been year after year for these guys for me! Ugh. Tempted to sell off the team and buy other players.