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#88325	06/07/2022 6:35:34 pm	May 21st, 2055
hardhat Joined: 05/26/2013 Posts: 203 Oceanview Woods Grizzlies Legends	Regarding Reynolds...he does have an .873 OPS in cup play, so maybe not all is lost. He puts the ball in the air, and I usually like his combo of skills (17 hitting + good BC + decent power + puts the ball in air...he should be walking into 20 HR a year every year)...He has been truly horrific so far in league, though. Yea, he's a bit of a puzzle

#88327	06/08/2022 6:42:11 am	May 21st, 2055
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1291 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@MP2020 Agree with Rock. At BEST, Matsuzaka is a CF vs. RHP. But he's a cut largely, and better can be found, especially for LLVI.

#88328	06/08/2022 6:46:17 am	May 21st, 2055
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1291 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@rock and hardhat: I'll hold on to Reynolds for now, but I've removed him from the lineup. I have at least two other bench bats that can do so much better than Reynolds at DH vs. RHP. I had Reynolds at 1B vs. LHP, but I just picked up a RHB rental to see if I can get a little more out of the position vs. LHP. Hate to have Reynolds languish on the bench, but trying to advance to LLIII this season, and I need my best team right now. He's indeed a conundrum, though. Thanks so much for your feedback! Updated Wednesday, June 8 2022 @ 6:47:13 am PDT

#90043	11/01/2022 6:00:33 pm	Apr 25th, 2057
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1291 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Any thoughts on SP Young ? It looks like he's trying to repeat last year's atrocious performance, and I don't know how much patience I have left. The vs. LHB is absurd right now and will surely come down, but the Ravens are already in fifth and will look for other avenues early if they present themselves.

#90044	11/01/2022 6:50:56 pm	Apr 25th, 2057
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9839 Haverhill Halflings Legends	I have a few guys like that. Did well up until last year, and suddenly nose dived. I think there were some tweaks to the engine to nerf the Movement guys a bit and/or increase the important of Control. Either way, could hope for a counter nerf, or just move on. Not sure these guys will ever pitch to the level they did a couple seasons ago.

#90051	11/02/2022 5:46:00 am	Apr 25th, 2057
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1291 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Interesting take. Would be interested in hearing more of your thesis on a possible nerf to movement pitchers, if you have the time.

#90052	11/02/2022 8:35:28 am	Apr 25th, 2057
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1232 Bloomington Thunder Legends	Even though Young's report says he's a starter, his QS say he's not. I'd pitch him vs RHH only. You have until cross-division play to find an old stop-gap starter or, Rudy gets some innings.

#90055	11/02/2022 12:47:13 pm	Apr 25th, 2057
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1291 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Excellent point on QSs, Snowy. Rudy is indeed next in line. Thanks.

#90056	11/02/2022 4:13:19 pm	Apr 27th, 2057
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9839 Haverhill Halflings Legends	Mostly just observational. My staff is primarily Movement pitchers. Looking back 2-4 years, they were all effective pitchers. But last year they performed very poorly across the board, and that trend seems to be continuing. Its a small sample size, so it could just be some bad luck. But I know that Steven is constantly making small balancing tweaks to the engine. I've had a very strong staff with low POT pitchers for a long time, and its always been focused on Movement. So it wouldn't surprise me if Steve decided Movement was over powered and need a bit of a nerf. They seem to be giving up more hits than they used to (many of them also lack Velocity). The guys with lower control also seem to be getting hit a bit harder. Again, all observational based on very small sample sizes; so really just a guess.

#90057	11/02/2022 4:22:48 pm	Apr 27th, 2057
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1291 Corvallis Ravens II.1	@Rock: Thanks for sharing! @Snowy: UGH, Hernandez out for 22 days. Nasty blow. Guess Young is in the rotation for a while still.