Stealing Difficulty
 

As a 16 year OOTP veteran who typically play games out, I’ve noticed it is getting more and more difficult to steal bases in-game, with my caught stealing rate well above what it should be . Seems to have been an issue for a few years. Anyone have any ideas as to what’s going on, or ideas as to producing a more realistic outcome?

What's your modifier for SB Success %?

(I'm using the AI auto-calc for my 2008 replay, and it's set at 1.200 – which seems high.)

For 2025, the rate is set to 1.262, which I haven’t touched. In a Braves1955 replay I’m doing its .702. Bill Bruton was successful on 69% of attempts that year, but in my replay he’s only had a 33% success rate. Simmed results for other players seem to producing decent numbers, but in games I play out, the results seem skewed.

Calling steals and hit and runs worked as you describe in 23, that is, not good results, and I stopped calling them myself after that.