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Old 07-04-2008, 10:02 AM   #4
Ben E Lou
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
NABA PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AND DECLINE

I refer you to RonCo's thread for details, but my reasons for incorporating his dev settings into this league are as follows:
  • At default settings, far too many players were entering the league at age 19 and 20, and hitting their peak as early as age 22. With these dev settings, things are much closer to real-life norms on peaks in the 28-29 range.
  • Also with default, there were too may players performing solidly into their 40s. Those have been lessened.
  • Despite the above, there are still outlier superstars who defy the norms, and solid players who remain solid into their late 30s and early 40s. In the current season, a 39-year-old hitter had 606 ABs and a 17.2 VORP (.271-22-99-.803OPS), and a 42-year-old pitcher was 9-8 with a 4.00 ERA and a 14.3 VORP. (At 41, he was 17-7, 3.11, 37.1 VORP.)
  • Similarly, it's still fully possible for a star-to-be to make an impact in his early 20s. In the current season, a 21-year-old pitcher turned in a 3.31 ERA in 233 IP, for example.
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