Requesting Tips for Texas

MisterTidster · 06-12-2018, 05:29 PM

I’m about 70 some years into my sim, so I’m good with most of the basics. I wanted to shake things up a bit and took a new job with the Rangers as GM. I’m finding it difficult to get consistency out of my pitching staff (but boy can my boys mash). I’ve focused on 3.5 Star plus starters, at least 55 movement, mix of righties and lefties, all with GB ratio of 50+. Great defense skills for my infield. Prior to the defense improvements they were bad. They then had a full season where they lead the league in era and runs allowed, but then I brought back essentially the same team, but moved a defensive CF for a better offense CF and the staff went into the tank. I’m sitting in the bottom 20% in ERA and runs allowed and the BABIP for each starter is at .350+. Is a defensive downgrade at CF really killing my staff that bad? Any tips for building a staff that can survive Texas without elite fielding?

MisterTidster · 06-15-2018, 09:45 AM

For follow up...

After playing a few more seasons, I have determined that the issue I was experiencing was related to the defense ratings of my outfielders. I’m not sure about the mechanics, but I suspect that since I had a left fielder with a 35 DEF and a CF with 70 DEF (80 point scale), the CF was “covering up” my LF. Dropping down to a CF with DEF 50 was enough to have serious negative consequences for my pitching. I don’t think it would have been an issue if my LF was an average or better defender. Getting a better defense CF resolved the issue. Fortunately the game reinstated the DH in the AL and I can DH that LF and things look even better.

06-12-2018, 05:29 PM	#1
MisterTidster Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 100	Requesting Tips for Texas I’m about 70 some years into my sim, so I’m good with most of the basics. I wanted to shake things up a bit and took a new job with the Rangers as GM. I’m finding it difficult to get consistency out of my pitching staff (but boy can my boys mash). I’ve focused on 3.5 Star plus starters, at least 55 movement, mix of righties and lefties, all with GB ratio of 50+. Great defense skills for my infield. Prior to the defense improvements they were bad. They then had a full season where they lead the league in era and runs allowed, but then I brought back essentially the same team, but moved a defensive CF for a better offense CF and the staff went into the tank. I’m sitting in the bottom 20% in ERA and runs allowed and the BABIP for each starter is at .350+. Is a defensive downgrade at CF really killing my staff that bad? Any tips for building a staff that can survive Texas without elite fielding?

06-15-2018, 09:45 AM	#2
MisterTidster Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 100	For follow up... After playing a few more seasons, I have determined that the issue I was experiencing was related to the defense ratings of my outfielders. I’m not sure about the mechanics, but I suspect that since I had a left fielder with a 35 DEF and a CF with 70 DEF (80 point scale), the CF was “covering up” my LF. Dropping down to a CF with DEF 50 was enough to have serious negative consequences for my pitching. I don’t think it would have been an issue if my LF was an average or better defender. Getting a better defense CF resolved the issue. Fortunately the game reinstated the DH in the AL and I can DH that LF and things look even better.