Overall rating progression for older pitchers

[nate686]

I've run a couple different simulations up until late August with different teams. In both instances, Verlander had an ERA of around 4 and his progression sharply declined to 50-55 from 75-80. I also put the scouting at 100% accurate. Some questions listed below

1) Does performance correlate with declining rating?
2) Do older pitchers (i.e. Scherzer/Kershaw/Greinke) have more of a chance of a declining rating?
3) Even though I put 100% accurate scouting rating, is that the accurate rating for the pitcher in the game in the database or still just the scout's opinion?

[CBeisbol]

Originally Posted by nate686

I've run a couple different simulations up until late August with different teams. In both instances, Verlander had an ERA of around 4 and his progression sharply declined to 50-55 from 75-80. I also put the scouting at 100% accurate. Some questions listed below

1) Does performance correlate with declining rating?

Yes. Ratings are a peek at the underlying projected statistics for the player.

2) Do older pitchers (i.e. Scherzer/Kershaw/Greinke) have more of a chance of a declining rating?

Yes. Players follow an aging curve.
They increase to a point, plateau, and decline
Not all the same, and other factors contribute

3) Even though I put 100% accurate scouting rating, is that the accurate rating for the pitcher in the game in the database or still just the scout's opinion?

I believe it is accurate
However, different rating systems have more or less precision.
The star scale, for example, is not as precise as the 100 point system