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#90129	11/14/2022 2:54:23 pm	Jun 9th, 2057	Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	It certainly possibly that Steve decides he over corrected, and things swing back the other way a bit. So many pitchers just completely broken in the last couple seasons, and I feel like Velocity may be a little over powered now. Its weird to see guys like Pope and Cordero implode. They are great at everything except for Velocity. Seems like there should still be some role for Greg Maddux types.
#90131	11/14/2022 3:30:01 pm	Jun 9th, 2057	Ignore
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1505 Irvine Infernos III.3	Well those types can flourish as SP. The Mayor still gets people out in IV, and Harvey himself had a decent year starting for II. Tombstone (10GS/4QS, 3.70 ERA). But being a lockdown reliever? Seems AI thinks Greg Maddux wouldnt be good at that
#90132	11/14/2022 8:09:41 pm	Jun 10th, 2057	Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I haven't had much luck with that build as Starters either. I tend to think good seasons like that are more of an aberration then to be expected now-a-days.
#90153	11/18/2022 8:35:01 am	Jun 25th, 2057	Ignore
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	Generally, low vel guys are going to give up more hits than high vel guys. Little more reliant on the defense behind them to keep guys off the bases. The benefit is that they tend to give up fewer HRs. But there are high vel guys out there that are good at limiting HRs. Best of both worlds. That's what the Dinos look for. We still have JD. He's had a nice career (other than a blip in '55). The build can be effective. But you can't skimp on range behind them.
#90154	11/18/2022 9:31:39 am	Jun 25th, 2057	Ignore
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1505 Irvine Infernos III.3	Well there are always exceptions, yes. But it seems the probabilities are much lower. I really like it when a player with an unremarkable profile can do well season after season.
#90155	11/18/2022 10:19:51 am	Jun 25th, 2057	Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Little more reliant on the defense behind them to keep guys off the bases. This is why I've generally stuck to a smaller park. Haverhill has always had poor range in the outfield, but it hasn't been an issue up until whatever tweak happened a couple seasons back. Certainly possible the tweak was on OF defense or somewhere else, but whatever happened, it made pure Movement guys a lot less effective.
#90159	11/18/2022 4:26:00 pm	Jun 27th, 2057	Ignore
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 545 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	How high of a league level are you talking about? Hanyu is having a rough season, but he's had a very nice career with a velocity that topped out at 6. He spent most of his career at LL4, but has pitched as high as legends. Portillo is another example, albeit with a less dramatic build and less success.
#90163	11/19/2022 1:29:34 am	Jun 27th, 2057	Ignore
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1505 Irvine Infernos III.3	Well, not sure. Harvey, listed in first example, couldnt relieve in V. Crawford/Valadez were fine in V, but can get no one out in IV. So I am sure theres some variance. Sure, both could just be having terrible seasons, but these arent just seasons with ERA's of 5. So I was asking if perhaps something else was at work. CoS is always a mystery. There can be some success as SP for whatever reason, but it may be completely useless for a reliever, who knows. There will always be exceptions, just trying to get a grasp on prevailing tendencies. To answer an earlier comment, normal CF has 18 range, LF 17, RF 14. Ballpark has had same dimensions for 3 seasons, expanding the seating a little last year. Thank you for the example, Geech. Hanyu would be exactly the type of pitcher I would be talking about. Valadez is very similar but without as high of control (which may make a big difference). But I am talking about 8 Vel or less guys. Updated Saturday, November 19 2022 @ 1:30:18 am PST
#90407	12/22/2022 11:40:06 am	Nov 2nd, 2057	Ignore
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 626 Denver Broncos IV.4	8? It is 4 points too low to say yes. So maybe. An 8 would generally need a curveball and control and clutch hidden attribute and not be susceptible to home runs. As you can see, it is a big ask.
#90417	12/22/2022 6:45:10 pm	Nov 2nd, 2057	Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Ced is basically describing my whole staff. But I'm not so sure that formula work anymore... Low Velocity seems to translate into a ton of hits now regardless of Movement.

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