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Originally Posted by quillenl
For example I KNOW that Nolan Ryan will be successful into his 40s and will have no qualms signing him to a 10 year contract when he is 32. I also know that Catfish Hunter at age 29 will only have 1 good season left if he has not already sharply declined (3 year vs 5 year)... and will not sign him to even a 5 year contract. I, in no way, would place a money bet on the approximate ERA of either player in any given season.
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I agree there is an ability to sign a player to a long term contract when its known he will have a long career.
In 30 years with my settings I had a .020 higher winning percentage and finished first the same number of time compared with the historical team. I have mostly players historical to the team because I have historical rookies set to on. (I think a draft of real players is a HUGE advantage for the OOTP player.)
Anyway, I haven't been significantly more successful than the historical team. I can finish first when several players have a great year at the same time. That feels right. If there is a huge advantage to these settings then I have to conclude I don't have the skills to exploit it. Which is OK. As before, the results feel right.
If I start winning too much I'll make something harder. Maybe cut payroll. I usually run from a bit below the half way mark to (more often) a bit above.