Trying to build a winner - and failing!

[AZTarHeel]

Anyone else just feel like this game hates them, lol ...

I started a fictional universe in the mid-1940s. Multiple major leagues, free agency on. The world building has been a blast. A lot of personality already. I am getting attached to rivalries, etc. Except the team I am managing (or trying to) stinks.

And I can't figure out how to make them better. There is lots of data to evaluate after all of my failed attempts, but nothing in-game to help me interpret that data, so I am often at a loss as to what I am doing wrong ...

Like why is a pitcher with great control ratings -- and who barely walked anyone before he came to my team -- suddenly forgetting how to find the plate? Is it random? He's having a bad day? Doesn't mesh with his pitching coach? My scout totally misjudged him? My home park isn't suited for him?

Anyways, would love some tips for how to begin to reverse engineer my miscues as a 1940s/50s manager so I can turn this thing around. I love this game and the challenges it presents (I've never played this era before), but it gets frustrating when I can't seem to figure out the cause and effect much of the time.

[ColumbusJets]

Set scouting accuracy to 100% and ignore the stats. Made decisions only on ratings. Remember to disable the include stats in ratings feature. Change AI evaluation to 100% stats unless you want to give yourself an advantage over AI.