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Originally Posted by Pelican
I understand and support the notion of “normalizing” these very limited MLB stats, to better represent the contribution the player would make, with more innings or at-bats.
What I don’t understand if why some attention is not then paid to the player’s stats, that same year, in the minor leagues? It’s fine to project regression to the mean based on MLB average, or replacement level. But that erroneously assumes these players with limited stats are generic. They aren’t. They have prior stats, albeit at a lower level, that same year. I mean, a guy with five AB or five IP in MLB would have had many AB and IP in the minors. What’s more, he would have OOTP ratings and potential based on his historical performance. Why not factor those stats and that history into his ratings, incorporating (but giving scant weight to) his limited MLB experience.
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I believe what you are suggesting occurs when you are playing with historical minors enabled. But I see what you are saying... Almost positive this does not occur if you don't have minors enabled; would be cool if it did...