spring training advice.

Heelfan71 · 04-14-2002, 05:38 AM

I'm at the spring training mode. If you click the "ask coach", does that work best? If I put a zero in one colum, will the player decrease in that colum or will he just stay the same?

Killebrew · 04-14-2002, 06:12 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Heelfan71:
I'm at the spring training mode. If you click the "ask coach", does that work best? If I put a zero in one colum, will the player decrease in that colum or will he just stay the same?<hr /></blockquote>Everyone has their own strategy and theory about Spring Training (ST), but I'd suggest never asking the coaches opinion as the AI coaches don't take into consideration some of the ST formula's (defensive practice formula in particular). Leaving each area of practice at "5" (except defense for a designated hitter or a fielder with "E" range) should get you the most positive results with no negatives. If you reduce any area of practice below "5" you increase the risk of ratings actually going down for that attribute. One area where there is less subtlety is defensive practice, where if you take 1 point off, you may as well take all 5 points off - you can't drop more than 1 fielding grade in defense. If your player is already at an "E" range you may as well take all the points off of fielding practice, he can't get any worse.

Something new for v4 is switching primary fielding positions. In v3 reducing the ST fielding practice to zero only impacted the primary fielding position, if that is still the case for v4 then that would be a ST defensive practice loophole.

CMH · 04-14-2002, 06:33 AM

to comment on what Killebrew said about dropping lower than an E in fielding. You CAN in fact get worse. In a simulated season I ran I decided to have Fred McGriff concentrate on hitting and power (since he had slowed down to age) i did that at the expense of fielding, figuring you cant get lower than an E. I was wrong. His fielding dropped to a * and he committed nearly 50 errors in the season at first base.

Heelfan71 · 04-14-2002, 08:37 AM

thanks for the info.

Killebrew · 04-14-2002, 09:53 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by YankeePride:
to comment on what Killebrew said about dropping lower than an E in fielding. You CAN in fact get worse. In a simulated season I ran I decided to have Fred McGriff concentrate on hitting and power (since he had slowed down to age) i did that at the expense of fielding, figuring you cant get lower than an E. I was wrong. His fielding dropped to a * and he committed nearly 50 errors in the season at first base.<hr /></blockquote>That is strange - fielding range should not impact the amount of errors at all. Still, that is great to hear as it's new for v4. In this case replace the "E" in my comment with "*", hopefully you can't go lower than "*" fielding range

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MTXperience · 04-14-2002, 10:23 AM

Markus should include a *- rating... just for you.

04-14-2002, 05:38 AM	#1
Heelfan71 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 118	spring training advice. I'm at the spring training mode. If you click the "ask coach", does that work best? If I put a zero in one colum, will the player decrease in that colum or will he just stay the same?

04-14-2002, 06:12 AM	#2
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Heelfan71: <strong>I'm at the spring training mode. If you click the "ask coach", does that work best? If I put a zero in one colum, will the player decrease in that colum or will he just stay the same?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Everyone has their own strategy and theory about Spring Training (ST), but I'd suggest never asking the coaches opinion as the AI coaches don't take into consideration some of the ST formula's (defensive practice formula in particular). Leaving each area of practice at "5" (except defense for a designated hitter or a fielder with "E" range) should get you the most positive results with no negatives. If you reduce any area of practice below "5" you increase the risk of ratings actually going down for that attribute. One area where there is less subtlety is defensive practice, where if you take 1 point off, you may as well take all 5 points off - you can't drop more than 1 fielding grade in defense. If your player is already at an "E" range you may as well take all the points off of fielding practice, he can't get any worse. Something new for v4 is switching primary fielding positions. In v3 reducing the ST fielding practice to zero only impacted the primary fielding position, if that is still the case for v4 then that would be a ST defensive practice loophole. __________________ FOBL Capital City Metropolitans CDL Minnesota Twins

04-14-2002, 09:53 AM	#5
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by YankeePride: <strong>to comment on what Killebrew said about dropping lower than an E in fielding. You CAN in fact get worse. In a simulated season I ran I decided to have Fred McGriff concentrate on hitting and power (since he had slowed down to age) i did that at the expense of fielding, figuring you cant get lower than an E. I was wrong. His fielding dropped to a * and he committed nearly 50 errors in the season at first base.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">That is strange - fielding range should not impact the amount of errors at all. Still, that is great to hear as it's new for v4. In this case replace the "E" in my comment with "", hopefully you can't go lower than "" fielding range. __________________ FOBL Capital City Metropolitans CDL Minnesota Twins

04-14-2002, 06:33 AM	#3
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	to comment on what Killebrew said about dropping lower than an E in fielding. You CAN in fact get worse. In a simulated season I ran I decided to have Fred McGriff concentrate on hitting and power (since he had slowed down to age) i did that at the expense of fielding, figuring you cant get lower than an E. I was wrong. His fielding dropped to a * and he committed nearly 50 errors in the season at first base.

04-14-2002, 08:37 AM	#4
Heelfan71 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 118	thanks for the info.

04-14-2002, 10:23 AM	#6
MTXperience Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 372	Markus should include a *- rating... just for you.