A little OOTP 11 update...

[Afino]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

OK. I did it. You now can control baserunners in situations where it makes sense This is optional of course...

That's fantastic news!

[Simmo13]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

OK. I did it. You now can control baserunners in situations where it makes sense This is optional of course...

More excellent news, really looking forward to the new edition! Thanks Markus.

[robc]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Sort of... we will use a modified historical fielder database which has zone ratings computed, and we'll be basing player fileding rating using that.

Nice, that is a very welcome addition.

[codyg19]

Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

...but to some, they might be overkill and clutter.

Luckily, you can customize your viewing screen, so you can choose to see only the stats that you prefer to use. I'm a math teacher, so I say the more stats the merrier. I personally put more credence into wOBA and OPS+ than any other stat currently available in OOTP.

[ShaneCarson]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

OK. I did it. You now can control baserunners in situations where it makes sense This is optional of course...

I don't even play the games out but that is fantastic. Let me remind you again Markus, it's great to have someone like you around who really listens and at least attempts to do what is asked.

[Vinny P.]

Originally Posted by StyxNCa

As I stated before, those settings don't come into play if a team is managed by a human of what I've read in the forums in the past is true

I thought the base running sliders were the only ones that come into effect in played out games? Although I never really read that anywhere on the forums or in the manual, I just always assumed it did, since you have no say over when, where, and how players run around the bases in-game. Perhaps someone more knowledgable can let us know?

No it doesn't. We don't have the luxury of human interaction with either coaches or players in the dugout or the locker room nor can we hire or fire base coaches who suck. Everyone talks about IRL but that is a real flimsy way to think when talking about things that do involve human interactions in a real life game. Therefore, the missing interaction needs to be compensated for somehow in the game.

Problem is, it's still "just a game." No matter how advanced a game is, there will ALWAYS be the whole "real life" issues excluded from them, with no real way to compensate for it.

[Vinny P.]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

The reason why controlling baserunners is not possible (apart from the fact that it would be unrealistic since as a manager you have no control during the play) is that the game screen itself has no connection to the game engine. The way the GUI system works it is technically impossible to have user input while the engine unfolds the play and generates the play-by-play... but maybe I'll find a way around this eventually

Just what I was saying!

[Vinny P.]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

The new stats are very valuable for player evaluation purposed... I really like them! Finally there are fielding stats which tell me how good a player really is fielding is position.

OPS+ is a great new feature, that I would definitely use. A lot of the stats are pretty useless. But their fun as just side tidbits. Especially the splits and double splits. Once in a great while I find some interest in looking up a certain player's stats in a very particular situation.

As for the fielding stats: I cannot wait to see these get implemented! I have always wanted something better to determine the value of a player in the field.

Just wondering something abut field stats though:

Range Factor. I know I brought it up before, but I was wondering if you could do the same as the OPS+, only with Range, you could add a new stat that show the Range, and maybe the "Range+" which compares that fielder to league average at the same position? Or is this something you already have in mind?

[Vinny P.]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

OK. I did it. You now can control baserunners in situations where it makes sense This is optional of course...

FRIGGIN AWESOME DUDE!!! You're once again my favorite German in the world!

[Cooleyvol]

Originally Posted by codyg19

Luckily, you can customize your viewing screen, so you can choose to see only the stats that you prefer to use.

Are you serious?

[Vinny P.]

Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

Are you serious?

Well, I think he's talking about custom filters.

[Antonin]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

The new stats are very valuable for player evaluation purposed... I really like them! Finally there are fielding stats which tell me how good a player really is fielding is position.

I'm in the "the more stats the better" group. I don't use all of them, and don't even understand all of them, but sometimes I hear about a particilar stat [here or elsewhere] and learn a bit more about it and, viola, I'm pleasantly surprised to find that it is in the game.

To me, more stats aren't clutter. They help make the game more immersive. Having more ways to evaluate a player increases the fun.

[mikev]

Originally Posted by Nihilianth

Range Factor. I know I brought it up before, but I was wondering if you could do the same as the OPS+, only with Range, you could add a new stat that show the Range, and maybe the "Range+" which compares that fielder to league average at the same position? Or is this something you already have in mind?

UZR and UZR/150 do that in the form of runs above average, which is why I was hoping and praying to the Flying Spaghetti Monster that UZR was included.

Also with UZR and wOBA you can calculate WAR, a much better stat than Win Shares

[ShaneCarson]

So will WAR be a stat in the game or are we stuck with VORP?

[codyg19]

Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

Are you serious?

Yes.

[codyg19]

BABIP would also be a valuable stat. And it's extremely easy to calculate.

[Vinny P.]

Originally Posted by mikev

UZR and UZR/150 do that in the form of runs above average, which is why I was hoping and praying to the Flying Spaghetti Monster that UZR was included.

Also with UZR and wOBA you can calculate WAR, a much better stat than Win Shares

UZR? UZR/150? I assume that's the defensive stat that could replace Range? I hope so, because Range seems pretty darn useless to me. Especially without my theoretical "Range+"

I never knew what the equation was to figure out WAR. I tried looking it up, but I couldn;t find anything official. I know it has to do with how many wins a player creates for their team over the course of a season, compared to a replacement player.

[Vinny P.]

Originally Posted by codyg19

BABIP would also be a valuable stat. And it's extremely easy to calculate.

That's aready in the game though.

[codyg19]

UZR stands for Ultimate Zone Rating. It is the new favorite toy for many baseball statheads.

A compilation of articles and definitions of many new, complicated stats (such as WAR, BABIP, wOBA and UZR/150, etc.) can be found here. Many links are to www.fangraphs.com, THE source for in depth statistical analysis.

[codyg19]

Also, UZR and UZR/150 can only be calculated using locations of where balls are hit. The field is divided into several wedges (imagine homeplate as the center of a big pie). Each position is assigned 'zones' based on ground balls, line drives, and fly balls. The stat measures how efficient players are at turning balls hit into their zones into outs.