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Originally Posted by old timer
We're leading the league in base running which we often do (or are close at least), but I don't understand this one at all. Does anyone here know what influences this stat? It can't be due to our base running ratings since they're mostly mediocre or poor. Maybe it's due to strategy settings?
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Originally Posted by Orcin
I think the strategy settings have a lot to do with it, yes. I have a very slow team with only 45 stolen bases. I have my players' individual sliders set, and most of them are far to the left (i.e. very conservative base running and steals). My team BSR is +31.4, second in the conference. I think it is because I don't get thrown out on the bases, because I am obviously not taking the extra base often.
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I agree with Orcin in that I feel the game penalizes aggressive base running for the most part. Unless you have a guy that's 100/100/100 on the basepaths, having the strategy sliders in the "blue" tends to result in sub-optimal stealing percentages and base running scores.
Now, whether a good base running stat actually helps your team in the sims is another matter. I don't really have a good feel for that.