Clutch and consistency ratings...

Jake, Bethesda Rebels · 05-31-2002, 07:00 AM

Can the intangible ratings (clutch, consistency, etc) change over time or are they permenent?

Also, who is preferable:

29 year old closer who is great clutch and normal consistency
ratings:
AR: 10
AH: 7 Brilliant
AD: 4 Average
AHR: 7 Average
ABB: 7 Good
SO: 8 Good

or

23 year old closer who is "suffers" clutch and very inconsistent who has strong need to play for winner
AR:10
AH:9 Brilliant
AD:4 Average
AHR:6 Average
ABB:6 Average
SO:9 Brilliant

Scott Vibert · 05-31-2002, 07:14 AM

To my knowledge they do not change over time.

IMO the effects are fairly small and I'd go for the 23 year old closer. Depending on the amount it costs to sign him and the amount of time you can lock him up for.

Both Closers should be very good.

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Dargone · 06-02-2002, 02:33 PM

Having a closer that suffers during clutch situations would scare me. I want a guy who steps up during the ninth with the bases juiced to get that crucial strikeout. I'm sure Scott is right but I would be really scared in the postseason...

05-31-2002, 07:00 AM	#1
Jake, Bethesda Rebels Bat Boy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 3	Clutch and consistency ratings... Can the intangible ratings (clutch, consistency, etc) change over time or are they permenent? Also, who is preferable: 29 year old closer who is great clutch and normal consistency ratings: AR: 10 AH: 7 Brilliant AD: 4 Average AHR: 7 Average ABB: 7 Good SO: 8 Good or 23 year old closer who is "suffers" clutch and very inconsistent who has strong need to play for winner AR:10 AH:9 Brilliant AD:4 Average AHR:6 Average ABB:6 Average SO:9 Brilliant

06-02-2002, 02:33 PM	#3
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	Having a closer that suffers during clutch situations would scare me. I want a guy who steps up during the ninth with the bases juiced to get that crucial strikeout. I'm sure Scott is right but I would be really scared in the postseason... __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

05-31-2002, 07:14 AM	#2
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,209	To my knowledge they do not change over time. IMO the effects are fairly small and I'd go for the 23 year old closer. Depending on the amount it costs to sign him and the amount of time you can lock him up for. Both Closers should be very good. <small>[ 05-31-2002, 12:14 PM: Message edited by: ScottVib ]</small>