Best hitter I've ever seen in this game

thklein · 04-29-2020, 10:47 AM

Check this guy out. I'm pretty sure he's the best hitter I've ever seen in this game. I also think it's the first time I've seen a .400 batting average playing in modern era.

thklein · 04-29-2020, 11:06 AM

That's the 7th highest .ops in league history (I started with MLB default in OOTP20). Only Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds are ahead of him. It's the 4th highest WAR in history. Only Babe Ruth is ahead of him. 6th highest slugging, again only behind Ruth and Bonds. 16th highest ever on base percentage.

pfholden · 04-29-2020, 11:19 AM

And signed as a minor league free agent? Not bad!

thklein · 04-29-2020, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by pfholden

And signed as a minor league free agent? Not bad!

Yeah, something weird happened there. He was a fourth round draft pick but didn't sign, and his history said he became a free agent. I would have thought he would have gone back into the next year's draft.

thklein · 04-29-2020, 11:48 AM

Check out this extension he signed. I guess it's not too far from realistic. Most of it is his arb years. He'll have an opt out when he's 32, which isn't ideal but he will still get a huge contract. But man, if he had just ridden out his arb years and become a free agent in the middle of his prime he could have really gotten paid. On the other hand, this gives financial certainty to a player who didn't get a big signing bonus and has never made a lot of money.

Cryomaniac · 04-30-2020, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by thklein

That's the 7th highest .ops in league history (I started with MLB default in OOTP20). Only Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds are ahead of him. It's the 4th highest WAR in history. Only Babe Ruth is ahead of him. 6th highest slugging, again only behind Ruth and Bonds. 16th highest ever on base percentage.

It says something about Ruth and Bonds that even in all the seasons that have been simulated in OOTP there are very few (with default settings) that even get close to some of their stats.

Obechkinsbuddy · 05-02-2020, 05:26 PM

off to a great start. It pained me to give him the 46 mil a year b ut I had a ton of payroll space and hit free agency young enough You cant find that ANYWHERE! 5 tool as it gets!

04-29-2020, 10:47 AM	#1
thklein Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 300	Best hitter I've ever seen in this game Check this guy out. I'm pretty sure he's the best hitter I've ever seen in this game. I also think it's the first time I've seen a .400 batting average playing in modern era. Attached Images

04-29-2020, 11:48 AM	#5
thklein Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 300	Check out this extension he signed. I guess it's not too far from realistic. Most of it is his arb years. He'll have an opt out when he's 32, which isn't ideal but he will still get a huge contract. But man, if he had just ridden out his arb years and become a free agent in the middle of his prime he could have really gotten paid. On the other hand, this gives financial certainty to a player who didn't get a big signing bonus and has never made a lot of money. Attached Images

05-02-2020, 05:26 PM	#7
Obechkinsbuddy Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 130	off to a great start. It pained me to give him the 46 mil a year b ut I had a ton of payroll space and hit free agency young enough You cant find that ANYWHERE! 5 tool as it gets! Attached Images Last edited by Obechkinsbuddy; 05-02-2020 at 05:27 PM.

04-29-2020, 11:06 AM	#2
thklein Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 300	That's the 7th highest .ops in league history (I started with MLB default in OOTP20). Only Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds are ahead of him. It's the 4th highest WAR in history. Only Babe Ruth is ahead of him. 6th highest slugging, again only behind Ruth and Bonds. 16th highest ever on base percentage.

04-29-2020, 11:19 AM	#3
pfholden Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 202	And signed as a minor league free agent? Not bad!