Broken Bat - Help: Hit and Run

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#80691	03/25/2021 1:41:34 pm	Aug 14th, 2049
todd Joined: 01/30/2020 Posts: 144 Wellington Phoenix II.2	What kind of player profile would you want for a decent chance at running a successful hit and run play? Bat control and speed? Any other considerations?

#80694	03/25/2021 2:51:58 pm	Aug 16th, 2049
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I wouldn't care too much about speed, other than the guys hitting in front of him. BC for sure. Hitting as well. I mostly look at things like RISP though. How likely is the guy to actually make contact with a guy running. OBP is a little less valuable. I have a couple guys who draw walks like crazy, but are mediocre at making contact. You don't want guys like that trying to make contact in a pressure situation. A guy with high BC and low hitting may be more likely to just hit into a double play. RISP is really the best indicator. Coupled with BC and Hitting.

#80695	03/25/2021 3:00:28 pm	Aug 16th, 2049
AssumedPseudonym Joined: 10/26/2016 Posts: 1130 Deerfield Beach Rats V.7	Actually, mainly hitting. Bat control is probably helpful (which I haven’t really tested, admittedly) and speed probably helps with first-to-third or scoring from second, but in my experience it’s mainly just putting the ball in play that’s the most important thing. I also did a quick-n’-dirty study of seven seasons worth of hit-and-run data from my games. I have very aggressive settings, my opponents probably had more conservative settings.

#80697	03/25/2021 3:48:41 pm	Aug 17th, 2049
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 545 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	Putting the ball in play should correlate strongly with bat control, though, since that reduces strikeouts.

#80699	03/25/2021 4:39:50 pm	Aug 18th, 2049
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	My best guess at this point is: BC = Contact Hitting = Placement The manual calls out BC as being important, I think because its bad to wiff on a hit and run. But just putting the ball in play (BC) can also mean you are hitting into a double play if your Hitting (Placement) is poor. Low BC correlated with Ks because you are wiffing. But high BC with low Hitting, could mean a lot of foul outs, flyballs, liners to the infield, etc. All bad things to do during a hit and run. Updated Thursday, March 25 2021 @ 4:41:47 pm PDT

#80700	03/25/2021 4:47:46 pm	Aug 18th, 2049
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Its somewhat shocking that you hit .413 and your opponents hit .387 doing hit and runs. Hit and run should be a high risk/reward thing. It should really depress your batting average, not increase it... Suggests the engine my be bugged.