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usa_hank · 08-22-2025, 04:59 PM

Seeing more of the same with a recent pull. Managed to pull a 102 Ichiro from a pack Sunday night and started playing him this season in LD. He's a stud in ratings for Contact (178), BABIP (171), and Defense (131 CF, 112/120/121 Rg/Er/Arm).

He's got a -0.4 WAR for me, hitting .242, and what's worse - his defense is abysmal. He's at a -2.4 ZR in 50 games at CF this season, despite his stud ratings.

I put Dave Parker back in CF, who is CF 120, 107/55/125 Rg/Er/Arm. Parker is at +2.2 ZR in CF. Ummmmm...you can't tell me there's no season modifier in play with this kind of difference in performance. I even threw Ichiro into RF for the past 50 games, where he's got a BETTER defensive rating but he's still at a -0.5 ZR.

Low sample size is going to be the excuse again, but that's 3 areas where he's underperforming HORRIBLY. That's a lot of bad rolls for a guy with these ratings. Sometimes I think going to the casino and playing craps would be better than playing PT. At least I know the odds there and all the factors involved. Here there's too much secret sauce and not enough explanation of why things happen as they do.

08-22-2025, 04:59 PM	#38
usa_hank Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2025 Posts: 146	Seeing more of the same with a recent pull. Managed to pull a 102 Ichiro from a pack Sunday night and started playing him this season in LD. He's a stud in ratings for Contact (178), BABIP (171), and Defense (131 CF, 112/120/121 Rg/Er/Arm). He's got a -0.4 WAR for me, hitting .242, and what's worse - his defense is abysmal. He's at a -2.4 ZR in 50 games at CF this season, despite his stud ratings. I put Dave Parker back in CF, who is CF 120, 107/55/125 Rg/Er/Arm. Parker is at +2.2 ZR in CF. Ummmmm...you can't tell me there's no season modifier in play with this kind of difference in performance. I even threw Ichiro into RF for the past 50 games, where he's got a BETTER defensive rating but he's still at a -0.5 ZR. Low sample size is going to be the excuse again, but that's 3 areas where he's underperforming HORRIBLY. That's a lot of bad rolls for a guy with these ratings. Sometimes I think going to the casino and playing craps would be better than playing PT. At least I know the odds there and all the factors involved. Here there's too much secret sauce and not enough explanation of why things happen as they do. Last edited by usa_hank; 08-22-2025 at 05:16 PM.