Quote:
Originally Posted by udbacker58
I would disagree greatly with this. The realistic setting is definitely the closest to real life I have come across. Using the Low setting in both of my leagues, there are generally only 4-6 guys in the majors who have to be put on the 15-day DL per team. In real life, there are 4-6 guys on the DL per team at any time.
|
Sports Illustrated is a great resource for tracking real life injuries. Here's a sample page:
Los Angeles Angels Injuries - MLB - Baseball - SI.com
Total up the number of *new* injuries in March across all of MLB for each category (dtd, 15 day, 60 day). Repeat for the new injuries in each subsequent month.
Sim a season using the "Realistic" setting. Open the Transactions page. Total up the number of *new* injuries in March across all of MLB for each category (dtd, 15 day, 60 day). Repeat for the new injuries in each subsequent month.
When my league ran our analysis, the number of new injuries each month in "Realistic" setting doubled, sometimes tripled, the number of new injuries in real life.