Strategy presets
 

Hi Mates,

Is there any preset strategy that you like to use? Or is there one which is more successful than the other? I am asking this, because I really do not want to micro manage every aspect of the strategy. Or is it better to leave it to the bench coach in this case?

Set your strategy based on on sabermetric knowledge. For example it's known that under about 70% success rate on stealing is a net loss. So don't let your team steal except for a truly exceptional base stealer.

Also depends on the era. Pitchers before the modern era will want to finish games, and bullpen use is far less than today. I’ve tried to manage in the Fifties with more modern settings, and then requires moving the sliders to pull the starter sooner, and use the bullpen, including a closer, more. Problem is, like SB, it does not match the talents on most teams.

I don't see there's a mismatch in talent for what I'm suggesting. In the fifties the teams continued to try to steal, although not often, even with success rates well under 70%. Apparently at the time they though if a player stole more often than he was caught they were ahead.

Although the rate is low by later standards managers still have a steal rate near the middle. It's the modifiers that depress the rate. So an individual manager can cut his team's rate even more. Except if everyone does it. Then the modifiers kill the strategy.