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italyprof · 05-04-2018, 06:48 PM

Hi. Mattingly remains my favorite player ever. And I remember when we first started clapping for strikeouts with Guidry in 1978. So I understand.

Keep in mind that if you play with 1-year recalc, most of the time the yearly results will be what they were for players. If you play with three year, it works so that one-third of the results come form each of the three year.

But if you cllick on the option, under League Settings and Historical, to double the wieight of the current year, then half of the results will come from that year, 25% from the year before and 25% from the year after. So if you play Mattingly in 1985, with three-year recalc, the result will be within a certain range based on half the weighting from '85, one-fourth from his excellent 84 and one-fourth from his excellent 86 season.

But if you play him in 1988, with three-year recalc, it goes one-third each for 1987, 88 and 89, when his back issues were a problem. But double the current year and half will be 88, one-fourth each for 87 and 89.

So a lot of possible outcomes there.

If you go with five year recalc, 1985 becomes - 1983 (rookie year): 20%, 1984 20%, 85 20%, 86 20 %.

But do that with a later season, like 1990, and you have 20% each for 1988-92, not his best seasons.

If you double the current year in his best seasons, therefore, with either three or five year recalc, you will get better results, if you turn it off for his worst years, you reduce the effect of these years and at least when he had great ones at the margins of that five year period, they have some impact.

That would be my advice to get the kind of results you are looking for.

05-04-2018, 06:48 PM	#2
italyprof All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,024	Hi. Mattingly remains my favorite player ever. And I remember when we first started clapping for strikeouts with Guidry in 1978. So I understand. Keep in mind that if you play with 1-year recalc, most of the time the yearly results will be what they were for players. If you play with three year, it works so that one-third of the results come form each of the three year. But if you cllick on the option, under League Settings and Historical, to double the wieight of the current year, then half of the results will come from that year, 25% from the year before and 25% from the year after. So if you play Mattingly in 1985, with three-year recalc, the result will be within a certain range based on half the weighting from '85, one-fourth from his excellent 84 and one-fourth from his excellent 86 season. But if you play him in 1988, with three-year recalc, it goes one-third each for 1987, 88 and 89, when his back issues were a problem. But double the current year and half will be 88, one-fourth each for 87 and 89. So a lot of possible outcomes there. If you go with five year recalc, 1985 becomes - 1983 (rookie year): 20%, 1984 20%, 85 20%, 86 20 %. But do that with a later season, like 1990, and you have 20% each for 1988-92, not his best seasons. If you double the current year in his best seasons, therefore, with either three or five year recalc, you will get better results, if you turn it off for his worst years, you reduce the effect of these years and at least when he had great ones at the margins of that five year period, they have some impact. That would be my advice to get the kind of results you are looking for.