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Originally Posted by Mets Man
I hear what you're saying about providing data, its something none of us have done, so you got us there.
It could all be perception, I suppose, but players in our game just appear to be dropping off at the ages 25-29, we're talking tons of players. And I'm not talking about simply declining - I'm talking about falling off completely like to 1 - 2 stars. These former stars are turning into minor leaguers within one or two years of their last good season. I've only named about 15 cases, but I've noticed many many more. Like I said, I haven't compiled data using the scientific method to track this, but its just something that we noticed.
I can send you data files, but its probably too late now, because I just recalculated my league. Nevertheless, you could ask me about any player from the 80s. And I'll look up what their scouting report was in the last year (before I recalculated). Try to name one player that you know and see if that player still had good ratings. Trust me, I've tried this and I'm hard pressed to find one guy who had decent ratings. Name one player in the late 80s that was playing in 1984. Wade Boggs? Nope, he didn't make it, he dropped off a looong time ago (he hasn't reached 30 years old yet either). Try another guy. Honestly, I don't know any players that are still good in my league that were around when I first created the league (1984). Every player that I started when I created to the league with is a dud now (young or old).
Maybe all of us are going by perception, but I guess when I did a historical league, I expected it to have some variation when compared to real life (in terms of who performed well and who didn't), but I didn't expect every notable player that I knew from the era to completely become a dud within the first few years.
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Lets be sure we are talking apples to apples here. Your earlier post referenced fictional leagues now you talk historical. My data refers to a modern day MLB fictional. It may
I stress may apply to a historical league that doesn't have recalc.
Also keep in mind that a historical league with development on is a fictional league with recognizable names. There is no guarantee any of those names will develop how you like. It's just numbers to the AI