Suggestion: Offensive Strategy Patient/Aggressive

CBeisbol · 12-07-2020, 08:10 AM

Users should be able to set an offensive strategy of either aggressive or patience.

A patient strategy should result in more pitches seen, more walks and more strike outs
An aggressive strategy should result in fewer pitches seen and more balls in play

This should be a general strategy, but also one that can be applied/changed to specific pitchers.

For example, a team might want to employ a patient strategy against an above average pitcher who has below average control. Trying to increase the pitch count and get the pitcher out of the game.

Or against a pitcher with great stuff and control but low movement, the offense might want to be more aggressive. Trying to hit mistakes and avoid getting behind in the count and striking out.

MaxAthlete · 12-07-2020, 10:06 AM

I do like this idea. If you play out the game it is possible to swing/take, or steal/force steal. So on a more grand simulated scale, it would make sense to do this. However, I think if you simulated (like a whole game or season) it would stager the numbers to much. Like having 4 or 5 guys with 200 strikeouts. IDK jmo

CBeisbol · 12-07-2020, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MaxAthlete

I do like this idea. If you play out the game it is possible to swing/take, or steal/force steal. So on a more grand simulated scale, it would make sense to do this. However, I think if you simulated (like a whole game or season) it would stager the numbers to much. Like having 4 or 5 guys with 200 strikeouts. IDK jmo

1) 5 guys with 200 strike outs is plausible.
2) the effect would need to be tweaked so it wasn't too big or small
3) there should certainly be instances where certain players aren't a good match for a specific strategy.

Point 3 reminds me of something I forgot to post in the the OP
Like with, for example, stolen base strategies, there is a team strategy and a player strategy. A patient/aggressive strategy should be the same. With an overall team strategy, but with the ability to fine tune individual players

12-07-2020, 08:10 AM	#1
CBeisbol Banned Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Ban land in 3...2... Posts: 2,943	Suggestion: Offensive Strategy Patient/Aggressive Users should be able to set an offensive strategy of either aggressive or patience. A patient strategy should result in more pitches seen, more walks and more strike outs An aggressive strategy should result in fewer pitches seen and more balls in play This should be a general strategy, but also one that can be applied/changed to specific pitchers. For example, a team might want to employ a patient strategy against an above average pitcher who has below average control. Trying to increase the pitch count and get the pitcher out of the game. Or against a pitcher with great stuff and control but low movement, the offense might want to be more aggressive. Trying to hit mistakes and avoid getting behind in the count and striking out.

12-07-2020, 10:06 AM	#2
MaxAthlete Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 11	offensive strategy I do like this idea. If you play out the game it is possible to swing/take, or steal/force steal. So on a more grand simulated scale, it would make sense to do this. However, I think if you simulated (like a whole game or season) it would stager the numbers to much. Like having 4 or 5 guys with 200 strikeouts. IDK jmo