Adjustable % of LHB

[statfreak]

One of the things that seems to ruin most leagues for me is the number of very good left-handed batting players. While the overall % of LHB may mirror real life, the number that are superior to their right-handed batting counterparts is staggering (IMO and yes, a bit of hyperbole).

I would like there to be an option in league set-up to force the number of left-handed batting players to be a certain % of each draft / international free agents class.

Having that ability would greatly increase my enjoyment of the game and would help dozens of online leagues keep a more realistic balance of LHB/RHB starting position players.

[hfield007]

Love this idea

[blasek0]

Originally Posted by statfreak

One of the things that seems to ruin most leagues for me is the number of very good left-handed batting players. While the overall % of LHB may mirror real life, the number that are superior to their right-handed batting counterparts is staggering (IMO and yes, a bit of hyperbole).

I would like there to be an option in league set-up to force the number of left-handed batting players to be a certain % of each draft / international free agents class.

Having that ability would greatly increase my enjoyment of the game and would help dozens of online leagues keep a more realistic balance of LHB/RHB starting position players.

The reason you see a higher number of well-rated LHH are platoon splits. OOTP weights being able to hit RHP more heavily than it does LHP, because RHPs are more common. Since LHH tend to hit RHP better, you see more elite-level LHHs.

As far as being able to customize the percentages of LHH/RHH, I think that'd be pretty neat to play with.