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Originally Posted by Findest2001
I have noticed an inverse correlation of my park factors which is disturbing.
In one park I set HR at .940 for LHB and RHB.
In my other I set HR factor at 1.040RHB 1.040 LHB.
In the park with higher HR factor I have well under 50% of the HR I had in the seasons before I set the factors. In the park with the lower HR factor I have hit well OVER 30% MORE HR. The lineups have changed minutely, but not enough for the variance. In fact, it's mostly the same player on both teams with ridiculous HR totals (JD Martinez).
In the low factor park he was hitting 20-25 HR before the change, and now he is hitting 35+ consistently since I LOWERED the factor.
And same with my other team. JD was hitting 25-30 HR annually, and now that the park factor has been INCREASED he hasn't hit more than 16 HR with a full load of PA in all instances I have mentioned, seeing how he is the DH and doesn't need rest.
Now, he is only one example, but there are 5 or 6 from each team all with similar jumps in production.
So, does my home park factor MATTER? Or do the individual players merely make up for the difference when they are on the road?
PS I am stating this after roughly four seasons of watching (2 before park factor adjustments, and 2 after, so it's not a small sample).
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I have noticed that as well. To often to be mere coincidence on certain seasons. I wondered if it had anything to do with the settings of other teams in the league. They say the stats are set so it could be counteracting as other teams also set their home run marks.