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Originally Posted by David Watts
Could it have something to do with the talent levels of random debut inaugural drafts? If the random debut drafts are strong and more talent arrives in the 44 round draft than what was was present during the real 1984, doesn't it stand to reason that individual player numbers are going to be down a little in a random debut league? With league totals being the driving force behind OOTP, it only stands to reason that if those totals have to be spread across more players, overall player production may suffer. Is your league producing 1984 numbers as whole? Is the league slugging at a 1984 level?
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RL 1984: .260/.323/.385/.708, 4.26 R/G, 3.81 ERA
My game: .255/.318/.378/.696, 4.19 R/G (a hair under 4.20), 3.74 ERA
I don't mind the hitting averages being off. The run scoring environment is what counts for me, and that's dang near perfect. The spread across individual players is what's lacking, but I'm fine with the league wide numbers. More than fine actually. There's not as much separation between the really good players, and the not so good ones, but that should work itself out. Something's tightened up in this version, and it's good to see. I've even loosened my stance on league BABIP. I used to dial it down to the RL number (.286), but even the game's number (.289), doesn't really cause crazy ball. We'll see what happens once the Inaugural Draft guys have passed through.