Overall/Potential Star Ratings

[Edster007]

Ron Guidry at age 35 started the season as a 4.5/4.5 star player. He finished the season 22-5 with a 1.64 ERA. As I was getting towards the end of September of that season I noticed he dropped to a 2.5/2.5. In the playoffs he had trouble getting through 3 innings to the point I moved him to middle relief. Fast forward to the scouting update on January 1st. He loses one point off his stuff (I use 1-100) two points off his change up and everything else remains flat. He is down to a 1.5 star player although there has been very little change to his ratings. I find it bizarre that near the end of a season where he was tied for the league lead in Wins, 1st in ERA, K's and Opponent BA that he would just fizzle like that prior to the end of a season. I can see age catching up with him in an off season, but during a season he wins pitcher of the year? What makes the overall star ratings drop when there is such an insignificant drop in his actual number ratings?

I have another pitcher who is 31 years old. Their actual number ratings are almost equal (yellow and green in the same places the only big # difference is stamina where Guidry is a 90 and the other a 52) and he is 4.5/4.5 star. I thought stars were just a comparsion of how a player rates vs the rest of the people at that position.

[magicspeedo]

Originally Posted by Edster007

Ron Guidry at age 35 started the season as a 4.5/4.5 star player. He finished the season 22-5 with a 1.64 ERA. As I was getting towards the end of September of that season I noticed he dropped to a 2.5/2.5. In the playoffs he had trouble getting through 3 innings to the point I moved him to middle relief. Fast forward to the scouting update on January 1st. He loses one point off his stuff (I use 1-100) two points off his change up and everything else remains flat. He is down to a 1.5 star player although there has been very little change to his ratings. I find it bizarre that near the end of a season where he was tied for the league lead in Wins, 1st in ERA, K's and Opponent BA that he would just fizzle like that prior to the end of a season. I can see age catching up with him in an off season, but during a season he wins pitcher of the year? What makes the overall star ratings drop when there is such an insignificant drop in his actual number ratings?

I have another pitcher who is 31 years old. Their actual number ratings are almost equal (yellow and green in the same places the only big # difference is stamina where Guidry is a 90 and the other a 52) and he is 4.5/4.5 star. I thought stars were just a comparsion of how a player rates vs the rest of the people at that position.

They are, but for a SP stamina is a huge deal. Also, if you changed his position to MR or CL then his potential ratings are no longer weighed against your other SP's (usually their star ratings go up when you change their position to MR or CL).

[Edster007]

Originally Posted by magicspeedo

They are, but for a SP stamina is a huge deal. Also, if you changed his position to MR or CL then his potential ratings are no longer weighed against your other SP's (usually their star ratings go up when you change their position to MR or CL).

Thanks. It just seems odd that with my 5 man rotation Guidry's actual ratings fall right in the middle. Two pitchers are better one equal to slightly worse and one who is worse and Guidry has the highest stamina of the five. The only difference is age. He is the oldest pitcher by far at 36. I will try making him a MR and see what happens, I was getting ready to move him there anyway I have him signed for another year I am starting to hope he retires on his own at the end of the season.