Here is what Matt said about this in the Announcement thread.
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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold
It's not changing to a physics-based engine, no. But there is deeper integration to make sure that ratings and outcomes match. So you will have players like Stanton or Judge have harder hit balls than Arraez. They might both gets singles on a play, but will lean towards hits that better match their profiles.
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That definitely doesn't make is sound "Purely Cosmetic" to me.
I do think they will have more usefulness the less accurate/precise your rating options are (because in the end it is the ratings that have the direct impact on the result)...which is essentially the same as any statistics. But, really, we probably need more information before making any blanket statements...and I'd hope this is something that is going to evolve along with OOTP going forward.