Broken Bat - Help: GB/FB

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#78987	11/28/2020 11:13:19 am	Mar 16th, 2048
michaeltodd2 Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 325 Paradise Valley Cubs II.2	When one sees a batter with a really high GB/FB ratio, how does that affect your view of said player? Obviously we all would like a home run machine, but how negatively do you view a batter with a high ratio? Thanks

#78988	11/28/2020 11:38:45 am	Mar 16th, 2048
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9608 Haverhill Halflings III.1	That all depends on the batter, your stadium, and your strategy. In a stadium with far walls and turf, and groundball hitter is going to do better. I would want to see good Hitting on the guy too to make sure he can place the ball into gaps. A power hitter has fewer requirements. Hitting becomes a little less important than BC because hitting it over the fence is more about Contact than Placement. If your power hitters have GB/FB closer to 1.0, you may want to have shorter fences. If your power hitters all have low GB/FB ratios, you can raise your wall height without hurting them too much. But hopefully hurting your opponent In general, either sort of batter can be useful. It just depends on your strategy, and you should build your park around your strategy. Updated Saturday, November 28 2020 @ 11:40:19 am PST

#78998	11/28/2020 4:02:26 pm	Mar 17th, 2048
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 546 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Corona posted the highest OPS of full time players on my roster with a GB/FB of 1.80. Now, I suspect he might be a better player with a ratio closer to 1.0, but he still manages to be productive. A higher ratio seems to be very loosely correlated with higher batting averages, IMO, so there's a tradeoff there. I think the main thing is that if one of a player's best attributes is his power, than you want a lower ratio or you aren't going to see homeruns. On the other hand, a player with a robust profile of hitting skills like Corona can still be very productive even with a very high ratio.