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03-25-2015, 10:58 PM | #1 |
Minors (Rookie Ball)
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Destroying Christy Mathewson
I am new to OOTP & have started a game in the year 1901. I just finished the 1907 season, but have destroyed some Hall of Fame arms in the process. For example, one of the all time greats, Christy Mathewson, is now a shell of his former self.
In my game, Mathewson has gone from 20 Stuff (out of 20), 7 Movement & 10 Control in 1901 to 11 Stuff, 1 Movement & 3 Control in 1908. Innings-wise, Mathewson has thrown a ton of innings during this 7 year span (2270 IP), but in real life he pitched almost the exact same (2272 IP). Mathewson is now 27 in my game. My questions are the following: 1) Have I ruined Mathewson for good? 2) Even though high innings pitched was the norm back in the early days, will I have to adjust my pitchers for the future to throw them less? 3) For pitcher stamina, does that ever go up substantially? Thanks! |
03-25-2015, 11:07 PM | #2 |
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How are you playing? With the development engine on? If so, then player development can sometimes surprise you for no other reason than just because.
If you want players to be exactly like they were for every season of their career, turn the development engine off and recalculate the ratings every year based on the current season. P.S. As long as your are pitching guys when they are rested and not making them go past when they get tired in a game, then you will not put more stress on their arms than normal. Pitchers back then can handle the load they did in real life and you do not have to baby them like today's starters. |
03-25-2015, 11:36 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for the response. Yes, the development engine is on. I do like having the engine on, but in seems like for pitchers & hitters alike, once they hit 27 or so, their ratings drop by half.
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03-26-2015, 08:30 AM | #4 |
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Yeah I have seen the same thing where certain players will just "wear out" after a period of greatness. It's annoying but probably pretty realistic. With as many injuries as modern pitchers get, it's amazing that the old-timers were able to pitch so many innings so effectively.
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03-26-2015, 08:45 AM | #5 |
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Destroying Christy Mathewson.....coming to a theater near you I'm thinking romcom starring Amy Adams and Paul Rudd.
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03-26-2015, 09:44 AM | #6 |
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03-27-2015, 03:37 PM | #7 |
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I now have Walter Johnson on my team. He's pitched three solid years,starting year four, but each year his stuff has gone down. His stuff has gone from 18 to 19 to 17 to 16. This is starting to look a lot like Christy Mathewson.
Is it normal to have the stuff for pitchers start to drop after just a few years? He is now 22 in my game. |
03-27-2015, 03:39 PM | #8 | |
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03-27-2015, 03:50 PM | #9 |
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I am not pitching him when he is tired. What am I doing wrong?
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03-27-2015, 04:07 PM | #10 |
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03-28-2015, 11:09 AM | #11 |
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You are moving from a Pitchers world to a hitters world in this Era, Stuff is an after thought,movement and control are way more important in the leagues I've played in during this time frame. Frankly this sample size is so small it would be impossible in my opinion to draw and valid conclusions from one league. You could very well just be a victim of bad random luck. Is this phenomena happening across the board to other pitchers in the league?what is your talent randomness set to? As has been mentioned it is pretty much impossible to draw and solid conclusions from the info provided so far.
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