Switch hitters

daves · 06-12-2019, 06:36 PM

Is there a way to have a switch hitter always bat from only the right or left side?

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X3NEIZE · 06-12-2019, 07:11 PM

No, there isn't an option, but why would you force the batter to do something he's not used to?

RchW · 06-12-2019, 07:17 PM

Edit to a RHB or a LHB. Easy to do.

<Pion> · 06-12-2019, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

Edit to a RHB or a LHB. Easy to do.

In PT?

daves · 06-12-2019, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by X3NEIZE

No, there isn't an option, but why would you force the batter to do something he's not used to?

Park affects

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daves · 06-12-2019, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

Edit to a RHB or a LHB. Easy to do.

We can’t edit players in PT. If we could I would have saved a lot of cash.

Can we force a switch hitter to always bat right handed?

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Orcin · 06-12-2019, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by daves

Can we force a switch hitter to always bat right handed?

You cannot. So you should sell him and buy a RHB for your specialty park.

RchW · 06-12-2019, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by daves

We can’t edit players in PT. If we could I would have saved a lot of cash.

Can we force a switch hitter to always bat right handed?

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Oops, I forget that this is no longer the OOTP forums.

Orcin · 06-12-2019, 07:48 PM

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Oops, I forget that this is no longer the OOTP forums.

I think you can still post about that game somewhere...

X3NEIZE · 06-12-2019, 07:56 PM

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Park affects

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The advantage of a switch hitter is simply that... switching on plate, you can find better options for R or L hitters...

GlassGuyBob · 06-12-2019, 08:08 PM

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Oops, I forget that this is no longer the OOTP forums.

Well you are posting in the Perfect Team section of the forums. You may just be lost.

dancariaz · 06-13-2019, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by X3NEIZE

No, there isn't an option, but why would you force the batter to do something he's not used to?

fun fact: when the Yankees played at Fenway and faced RHP Tim Wakefield, Mark Teixeira always batted from the right side despite being a switch hitter.

X3NEIZE · 06-13-2019, 08:09 AM

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fun fact: when the Yankees played at Fenway and faced RHP Tim Wakefield, Mark Teixeira always batted from the right side despite being a switch hitter.

Correct, but the greater point I was making is the same I typed.... why force a player to do something he's not used to.... do you think Joe forced Mark to bat from a certain side? No it was Mark who made that decisions based on situational circumstances, in this case a KB ridiculous movement.

If we have an option to force a switch hitter, can I also get an option to tell a runner when to attempt steal or when to pitch out or can I force them to dive or play it safe in OF... The game isn't a manager simulator or a player influence simulator, it's very clearly taking more of a GM approach.

mcdog512 · 06-13-2019, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by X3NEIZE

Correct, but the greater point I was making is the same I typed.... why force a player to do something he's not used to.... do you think Joe forced Mark to bat from a certain side? No it was Mark who made that decisions based on situational circumstances, in this case a KB ridiculous movement.

If we have an option to force a switch hitter, can I also get an option to tell a runner when to attempt steal or when to pitch out or can I force them to dive or play it safe in OF... The game isn't a manager simulator or a player influence simulator, it's very clearly taking more of a GM approach.

100% agree.

Goliathus · 06-13-2019, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by X3NEIZE

Correct, but the greater point I was making is the same I typed.... why force a player to do something he's not used to.... do you think Joe forced Mark to bat from a certain side? No it was Mark who made that decisions based on situational circumstances, in this case a KB ridiculous movement.

If we have an option to force a switch hitter, can I also get an option to tell a runner when to attempt steal or when to pitch out or can I force them to dive or play it safe in OF... The game isn't a manager simulator or a player influence simulator, it's very clearly taking more of a GM approach.

I really wouldn't mind if all the options you said are added. We do set strategy here, and even player strategy, which is already more micro than what a GM would do. I don't see why a more detailed player strategy is bad. Player controls the team in PT and there are people exploring all the strategy niches like LHP starter into RHP relievers and so on. Or hardcore micro-management and stuff.

And it's not like we can control the players on a match-by-match basis. We just tell them to play a certain way, I think that's fair and not overcontrolling.

X3NEIZE · 06-13-2019, 09:54 AM

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I really wouldn't mind if all the options you said are added. We do set strategy here, and even player strategy, which is already more micro than what a GM would do. I don't see why a more detailed player strategy is bad. Player controls the team in PT and there are people exploring all the strategy niches like LHP starter into RHP relievers and so on. Or hardcore micro-management and stuff.

And it's not like we can control the players on a match-by-match basis. We just tell them to play a certain way, I think that's fair and not overcontrolling.

I would like that very much, or at the very least have "manager Cards" that work different and bring certain elements to the team.... nut we only have sliders and I question how effective these even are....

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