Pitch Lab Idea
I’m sure an idea like this has been discussed before so I’m sorry if I’m re-treading old ground. I tweeted this at the OOTP baseball Twitter account too, but wanted to come by here and make a rare (for me) post on the forums as well.
Would it be possible to look into a pitch lab kind of thing for OOTP 23 or 24? Something where you can examine spin rates and grips for your pitchers (data that isn’t yet even a part of the game) and release points and tweak, maybe during spring training? A way to teach pitchers new pitches, or refine arsenals to change philosophies? I’m thinking of Charlie Morton, for example - going from sinkerball guy in PIT to being a high velo north and south guy in HOU/TB/ATL. Or Greinke, aging gracefully from power pitcher to finesse guy.
Is that something that could be worked into the game? I remember spring training used to be handled differently in older versions of the game that allowed for more of this kind of thing, but I’m thinking specifically of reintroducing and expanding on some things while marrying it with modern data and concepts to really kick the game into a new gear?
By the way, this is hands down the best baseball game ever conceived and I’ve purchased every year since 2004, huge fan here. Thanks for all y’all do!
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