Constructing a MLB The Show '17 Lineup & Staff: Traditional vs Sabermetrics

[RaychelSnr]

OS Writer Mike Lowe spent an hour yesterday on his YouTube Channel to talk about how to put together a lineup both with a traditional and sabermetric method. The discussion includes a lot of discussion on what the terms behind sabermetrics mean, and also a lot of discussion on the traditional lineup method as well.

Similarly, Mike dives into the construction of a pitching staff as well with traditional vs. sabermetric methods.

If you are curious about how to construct a lineup and staff using either traditional or sabermetric methods, this is a video well worth a watch.

Be sure to subscribe to Mike's channel. Also be sure to subscribe to the Operation Sports YouTube Channel as this week we're going to spend a lot of time talking about strategies in MLB The Show 17.

[Dice]

Interesting discussion. When I look at batting orders I tend to look at World Series lineups over the past couple of years. I found that many of the lineups are a more traditional with a mixture of sabermetrics. What’s interesting is that the Cubs lineup is probably the only World Series team that’s more heavy on the sabermetics and less on traditional. With Dexter Fowler’s departure and the return of Kyle Schwarber as a full time player, their lineup this year is heavy on the sabermetrics.

[squashbuggie]

are the sabermetric stats in the show really accurate ?

I usually strongly consider: vision - discipline - and clutch for the 2, 4, 5 and 6 guys. speed at lead-off, best overall hitter of course at 3, and 7-9 as remaining.

[Caulfield]

I do auto-fix on my lineup. so long as my best hitters are 1-5 so they get the most PA's over the course of the season. setting a lineup is overated IMO
but I probably say that because pitching is my strong game.

[RogueHominid]

That was really fun segment. As someone who doesn't know the Sabermetrics stuff very well, I thought Mike gave a really accessible breakdown of some of the major concepts. I liked that he did it in the context of a video tutorial and walked through a specific team's lineup and rotation + pen.

Great content!

[SuperSeahawks]

Honestly I had no idea what the specifics of sabermatrics were so this video was pretty helpful. I'll look to use some of the sabermatric strategies towards my lineups when I get to year 2. Thank you Mike!

[miamikb2001]

Great stuff!Really explained well,it will definately make look more closely at the sabermetrics.I'm more a traditional guy but might try to mix in some stuff.


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[Mike Lowe]

Quote: Originally Posted by squashbuggie

are the sabermetric stats in the show really accurate ? I usually strongly consider: vision - discipline - and clutch for the 2, 4, 5 and 6 guys. speed at lead-off, best overall hitter of course at 3, and 7-9 as remaining.

"Best overall hitter of course at 3" eh? You might need to rewatch the video