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Originally Posted by bdawg
Oh, and why is it players like Ichiro SE, whose contact is only 96 (96L/96R), somehow hits a pretty consistent over .290 avg (often into the .310s+) in gold leagues, but my Mantle HL with contact 106 (106L/107R) hits .240-.265? What the heck? The only stats Ichiro beats Mantle at is "Avoid K's." I'm simply led to believe that Avoid K's is somehow THAT big of a factor in average?
Then there's the Bagwell SE everyone uses, that magically hits 35-40 HR in gold leagues with a 113 HR rating (129L/108R), while my Babe Ruth SE 1923 with a 134 HR rating (137L/133R) hits 30 or less on a consistent basis? Is there some sort of hidden rating that's not provided? Seems like some players consistently outperform others despite having lower stats.
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One thing I've learned this season is that Control as a pitcher is way more important than last season. Last season Movement seemed to be the #1 stat. I will also say that players with significantly higher power than contact seem to underperform. Especially if the have a low avoid K rating (Like Ruth). That Bagwell card is very good, but struggles above Gold League against Righties and is more of a platoon card.
Middle inf defense is also a huge factor. Having great gloves up the middle like SS, 2B and CF are huge as well. Range is the top defensive stat you should be looking at. I believe Catcher defense also plays more of a role this season. Yogi is solid at gold level and serviceable at Diamond. I platooned him with Manny Sanguillen through gold league as Yogi is really bad vL. Just some suggestions. I've definitely had some under performing teams before and it can be really frustrating. Hang in there! I'm sure others will have some suggestions as well.