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Originally Posted by RchW
Park factors are post facto based on actual results. Not sure what you think it should be other wise. In other words a park that allows 15% more HR for RHB would have a HR PF for RHB of 1.15. Distance and wall height are inconsequential.
Did I misunderstand what you said?
One important point is that park factors should always be one season before the the year played. The PF for 2019 won't be available until the end of the season.
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DawnVTBS is saying that the effects take now account of whether batters are RH or LH, which obviously in parks like Yankee Stadium and Fenway matter a great deal. It probably isn't possible to change that, but in your example being RH is taken into account but it is not in fact in the game, only the overall effect for all batters regardless of LH or RH. So if you play in Fenway or Yankee with your team as home field, it is pointless to get a lot of left hand or right hand hitters, though in RL this would matter a great deal to you.
Again, I understand Garlon's point - it is a LOT of work already to have included park effects, so including the handedness of batters would require a mountain of research using data that we may not even have available yet. But that is the point being made.