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elutz31 · 07-09-2019, 04:07 PM

This is isn't just a Hader issue. It's a live card issue. Every year the home run totals are increasing at an alarming rate. Whether it's science, juiced baseballs or some combination the home runs this season are way ahead of pace for breaking the record for most in a year. A trend that seemingly will continue until there is another Mitchell report, a leak and 89 baseballs will kept out of the hall of fame.

I haven't gone through all the ratings of the live pitchers, but I've noticed a large % of the 1's I'm quick selling or auctioning off, especially relievers, have negative ratings from their original rating. This is likely due to the huge increase in home run numbers this year. Being this seems to be the new norm I feel this needs to be incorporated somehow so guys like Hader, Verlander and others giving up more homers can still be successful at the highest level like they are now IRL despite the home run totals. If a solo home run falls in a forest does anybody hear it?

07-09-2019, 04:07 PM	#18
elutz31 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 108	This is isn't just a Hader issue. It's a live card issue. Every year the home run totals are increasing at an alarming rate. Whether it's science, juiced baseballs or some combination the home runs this season are way ahead of pace for breaking the record for most in a year. A trend that seemingly will continue until there is another Mitchell report, a leak and 89 baseballs will kept out of the hall of fame. I haven't gone through all the ratings of the live pitchers, but I've noticed a large % of the 1's I'm quick selling or auctioning off, especially relievers, have negative ratings from their original rating. This is likely due to the huge increase in home run numbers this year. Being this seems to be the new norm I feel this needs to be incorporated somehow so guys like Hader, Verlander and others giving up more homers can still be successful at the highest level like they are now IRL despite the home run totals. If a solo home run falls in a forest does anybody hear it? Last edited by elutz31; 07-09-2019 at 04:12 PM.