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#72386	03/29/2020 9:33:43 pm	Jan 15th, 2045	Ignore
todd Joined: 01/30/2020 Posts: 148 Wellington Phoenix IV.6	Assuming all else is equal, what do the more experienced managers covet more on a player, Bat Control or Plate Discipline? Why?
#72388	03/29/2020 11:17:58 pm	Jan 15th, 2045	Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9843 Haverhill Halflings II.1	I think everyone will give you different answers, as this is one of those philosophical choices. I prefer BC because I don't know what it actually does. The manual is contradictory... I know what I am missing out on with PD, but BC is a mystery, so I prefer to keep it high.
#72397	03/30/2020 9:21:20 am	Jan 15th, 2045	Ignore
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 580 Murfreesboro Moo Cows III.1	I definitely prefer Plate Control to Bat Discipline but that's probably just me.
#72398	03/30/2020 9:43:28 am	Jan 15th, 2045	Ignore
michaeltodd2 Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 330 Paradise Valley Cubs III.4	I've preferred PD...higher walks and OBP. But Rocks comment a day or two ago about liking BC has got me wondering more about it. What exactly does it do. Bunts and sacrifices, yes, but does anyone know if it affects one's batting average? The higher the BC the higher the BA? Does it do anything else too? Thanks gang!
#72399	03/30/2020 9:52:45 am	Jan 15th, 2045	Ignore
afreespirit Joined: 09/17/2011 Posts: 305 Inactive	High BC will result in fewer strike outs. That's about all I can say with certainty. Sheldon Blanchard 18 hit, 19 BC = 66 K in 616 AB. Marcelo Paz 18 hit, 6 BC = 112 K in 510 AB.
#72401	03/30/2020 11:55:55 am	Jan 15th, 2045	Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9843 Haverhill Halflings II.1	Bat Control should result in more hits. Think Rod Carew. Great bat control allows you to place the ball where the fielders aren't. But its unclear if that is how it is actually used in the game. Contact without bat control should mean you don't strike out, but you probably hit into a lot of double plays (or just hit outs). I would imagine that BC and Hitting work closely together in getting the ball in play, but as I said, very unclear from the manual. From the manual: Hitting: ability to hit the ball and put it in play. Bat Control: ability to make contact with the baseball, especially important for avoiding strike outs and successful bunting. To me this reads as: Hitting = ability to hit the ball = Bat Control And really the definition for Bat Control looks more like the definition of hitting... Because avoiding strike outs is more about Contact than Control. But then bunting is more about Control than Contact... Very confusing all in all. Updated Monday, March 30 2020 @ 12:06:35 pm PDT

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