Question about player evaluation AI

Frogwise · 04-19-2019, 03:48 PM

If there's say a free agent starting pitcher who is an average or above average major league hitter, would NL teams value him higher than AL teams because of the rules difference? Are they likely to offer him more money than an AL team would?

PSUColonel · 04-19-2019, 04:03 PM

Not likely.

TomVeal · 04-19-2019, 09:20 PM

Unless he's a Babe Ruth or at least a Don Newcombe, a pitcher's hitting skill doesn't add enough to a team to be worth very much. A regular starter will get perhaps 20 plate appearances a month. If he's a .250 hitter, he'll get five hits. If he's a .100 hitter, he'll get two. How much would you pay for three hits a month?

NoOne · 04-19-2019, 11:47 PM

if you have the 2-way players enabled, they might see him as a batter or use him in that way. but if he's just a 'good hitting pitcher', nope.

04-19-2019, 03:48 PM	#1
Frogwise Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 17	Question about player evaluation AI If there's say a free agent starting pitcher who is an average or above average major league hitter, would NL teams value him higher than AL teams because of the rules difference? Are they likely to offer him more money than an AL team would?

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PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,143	Not likely.

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TomVeal All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Spanaway, Washington Posts: 1,258	Unless he's a Babe Ruth or at least a Don Newcombe, a pitcher's hitting skill doesn't add enough to a team to be worth very much. A regular starter will get perhaps 20 plate appearances a month. If he's a .250 hitter, he'll get five hits. If he's a .100 hitter, he'll get two. How much would you pay for three hits a month?

04-19-2019, 11:47 PM	#4
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	if you have the 2-way players enabled, they might see him as a batter or use him in that way. but if he's just a 'good hitting pitcher', nope.