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Tyler87898 · 02-10-2016, 08:55 PM

So, my fictional MLB has been in existence from 2014 to 2090. I know in the beginning of OOTP leagues many people sim for 10-20 years because stats are a bit wonky, but I did not do that. Anyways, in 2014 the AL avg ERA was 4.10 while the NL was 3.57 (that difference is a bit weird, but that's not the point). Now in 2089, the AL avg ERA was 4.84 (!) and the NL's was 4.53. By the way, AL had the DH for the whole time while the NL adopted the DH in 2016 and removed it in 2053.

Over the years, the league expanded with a total of 6 more teams, so now there are 36 more teams. I'm not really sure what caused this extreme rise in offense. It probably has to do something with the expansions. I noticed that when the DH was repealed in the NL in 2053, the avg ERA dropped from around 4.30 to closer to 4.00 for about a decade and then started to rise quickly. The AL's ERA just continually rose.

The only league evolution that is enabled is turn on/off DH so no mounds were raised or lowered.

Another result of this increased offense/decreased pitching is that only about 1 SP in the AL and about 3 SP in the NL end the year with an ERA under 3.00 (with at least 180 IP).

Is there a good way that I can gradually tone down the offense? If you guys want any more details I can try to grab them for you.

02-10-2016, 08:55 PM	#1
Tyler87898 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 794	What is the best way to reverse this trend? So, my fictional MLB has been in existence from 2014 to 2090. I know in the beginning of OOTP leagues many people sim for 10-20 years because stats are a bit wonky, but I did not do that. Anyways, in 2014 the AL avg ERA was 4.10 while the NL was 3.57 (that difference is a bit weird, but that's not the point). Now in 2089, the AL avg ERA was 4.84 (!) and the NL's was 4.53. By the way, AL had the DH for the whole time while the NL adopted the DH in 2016 and removed it in 2053. Over the years, the league expanded with a total of 6 more teams, so now there are 36 more teams. I'm not really sure what caused this extreme rise in offense. It probably has to do something with the expansions. I noticed that when the DH was repealed in the NL in 2053, the avg ERA dropped from around 4.30 to closer to 4.00 for about a decade and then started to rise quickly. The AL's ERA just continually rose. The only league evolution that is enabled is turn on/off DH so no mounds were raised or lowered. Another result of this increased offense/decreased pitching is that only about 1 SP in the AL and about 3 SP in the NL end the year with an ERA under 3.00 (with at least 180 IP). Is there a good way that I can gradually tone down the offense? If you guys want any more details I can try to grab them for you.