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Old 04-01-2026, 10:53 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by BaseballATeam View Post
You're missing the point. I'm concerned about flavor and verisimilitude. It ultimately doesn't matter if the advanced stats are or aren't useful/predictive/whatever (which, btw, check out the threads on using AI to evaluate the advanced stats).

The game makers have correctly identified that a baseball simulator without Statcast in some form is not viable. If the game makers accept this, then they should take the next logical step and insert an analyst function into the game. For verisimilitude.

We all understand the baseball simulator is simulating.
Spot on.

Though I'm not as confident as you with the last sentence.
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