Settings to boost power numbers?

[Falcon52]

This is more of a tweaking thing, but I'm a little stumped with what to do with my team. For instance, I have a guy with 20/20 in contact, and 14/20 in power, currently hitting .294 with 3 homeruns after 90 games. What setting/strategy/suggestion would you make, to hopefully see him hit his potential. As reference, the guys in my league who have 14 or so in power, generally hit 30 to 40 homeruns.

Additionally, last season, my team had 4 guys with 19 or higher in power, and only one of them managed to hit 30 homers. The rest hit about mid-20s. This has me a bit stumped, because guys around the league with similar ratings consistently hit 40 to 50 homers.

Any ideas what's the cause of my guys underachieving, especially in terms of their power production? My teams generally hit well, average wise, but they're such a weak hitting club, which is odd considering I have more guys on my team with "slugger-like" ratings than any other team in my league.

[1998 Yankees]

Before you tweak any player ratings or league settings, may I suggest that you give it another season or three to see if things will even out? Not every player lives up to his potential, and good players can have an occasional mediocre season; both of these truths are built into the game.

[Kelric]

Also, what are the ballpark factors for your home stadium? Maybe you need to adjust the way you build your roster if it doesn't give up many HRs.

[Falcon52]

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Before you tweak any player ratings or league settings, may I suggest that you give it another season or three to see if things will even out? Not every player lives up to his potential, and good players can have an occasional mediocre season; both of these truths are built into the game.

Actually, this has been the case for the entire time I've had the league running. Which is going on seasons 2008 to 2013.

I've never had a single 40 homerun guy on my club, despite the fact that over that time I've had multiple guys with 20/20 power. As a reference point, the league leaders are usually in the high 40's to low 50's for homeruns.

Originally Posted by Kelric

Also, what are the ballpark factors for your home stadium? Maybe you need to adjust the way you build your roster if it doesn't give up many HRs.

My home stadium has a coefficient (for lack of a better word) of 1.000 for homeruns. Not exactly Coors field, but not exactly a pitcher's heaven, either.

[Kelric]

That is weird then. I don't know what to tell you. The only option I can think of is to mess with league totals/modifiers, but then everyone else will be hitting 60 when you are hitting 40.

[Falcon52]

Indeed, I thought it was strange as well.

Which is why I was curious if the strategy settings might have something to do with it. Like, if I set my team's strategy of hit-and-run to high, would that mean they're more concerned with moving the runner over, and less concerned with waiting on a pitch to nail out of the park? Or if I set my team's "favor" status to favoring homeruns over whatever it is the opposite scale is?

I'm pretty sure it's not my hitting coach, either, as I generally go out of my way to sign/hire guys who are as close to 20/20 in teach hitting as possible.

[Kelric]

Originally Posted by Falcon52

Indeed, I thought it was strange as well.

Which is why I was curious if the strategy settings might have something to do with it. Like, if I set my team's strategy of hit-and-run to high, would that mean they're more concerned with moving the runner over, and less concerned with waiting on a pitch to nail out of the park?

Yes, because they'd be swinging earlier in the count to make contact.

Or if I set my team's "favor" status to favoring homeruns over whatever it is the opposite scale is?

I am honestly not sure what that does. I think it simply sets a Manager's preferences for when you sim games, but I don't know if that changes how guys hit/pitch or simply how a Manager manages the game.