RTTS Winter Challenge

[underdog13]

Re: RTTS Winter Challenge

Gonna be a real challenge with 0 control or consistency. I'll be making a SP

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[underdog13]

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Bob Szymanski SP R/R 6ft 170LB
Age 22 throws Slider, 2SFB, Forkball

4 Round 11th Pick by Seattle

I'm excited for my first start!

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[somacwarrior]

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This sounds like a fun challenge, especially considering that I've never hit above All-Star except during the Weekly Challenges. I introduce to you:

Name: Pee Wee Diddy
Age: 22
Height/Weight: 5'11"/180 lbs
Pri/Sec Positions: 2B/SS
Bats/Throws: S/R
Drafted 25th in the 2nd Round by the Los Angeles Dodgers

[HypoLuxa13]

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Max Powers update - year 2

Well, I was feeling good about myself, Max got called up to AAA in early July of his first year, and he was playing well enough. Batting around .300, 0 home runs but 15 RBI into August. Then he broke his ankle lunging for 1st base trying to beat out a grounder (was out anyway). So he missed the rest of the season.

I had 45k Stubs saved up, so I nabbed just 1000 training points and just put them, along with whatever I had not spent prior to getting injured, into Max's fielding and throwing attributes. And just like that he was rated at 72. I had forgotten how quickly a 2nd baseman's overall goes up with fielding attributes. Max only had Contact in the upper 50's and Power in the low 40's. But he got added to the 40 man in the offseason and made it into spring training.

The problem: Max made the 25 man out of spring training as a backup infielder and is only getting about 2 starts a week and occasional pinch hit appearances. He is hitting only around .185/0 HR/ 3 RBI after about 50 ABs as we move into May of his rookie season. I have dumped almost all training points into Contact trying to get him more acceptable at the plate, and I have gotten his BA up some from where it was in the .150 range after a 7 game hitting streak (in which I think he still only hit 7-26, .269).

But, like seems to happen so often in RttS, my player was called up too soon and is blocked by a higher rated player at his position. So he is a bench player who barely gets enough playing time to keep up with training abilities. Since I've been adding points to contact almost exclusively, I'm aware that other attributes will start to fall soon as I won't have enough training points available to spend on every category. I'm hoping he gets demoted to AAA soon, actually, where he can be a starter.

EDIT: HOF difficulty really shows itself as my lower rated player struggles so much against the higher rated pitching in the MLB. I was holding my own at AAA but not so much in the majors.

[Mike Lowe]

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About a month into season 2, and still in AA, but raking. Having missed 6 months that first year definitely has me playing catch-up, but I'm rated a 68 right now, and Werth will be gone from the Nationals next year which is when I hope to make the team.

[zman2392]

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About a month into season 2, and still in AA, but raking. Having missed 6 months that first year definitely has me playing catch-up, but I'm rated a 68 right now, and Werth will be gone from the Nationals next year which is when I hope to make the team.

Hey Mike. Do you change anything about your sliders to make them more RTTS like. I decided for fun I was going to make a player that focused on speed and fielding and I was going to try to draw alot of walks and work counts etc. After playing my first 2 1/2 weeks I have been able to draw only one walk on a 14 pitch AB. I am normally an extremely patient hitter in this game and draw 3-5 walks per game. Maybe plate discipline actually effects whether you get thrown balls? I am also using the OSFM rosters. Thanks!

[Mike Lowe]

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Hey Mike. Do you change anything about your sliders to make them more RTTS like. I decided for fun I was going to make a player that focused on speed and fielding and I was going to try to draw alot of walks and work counts etc. After playing my first 2 1/2 weeks I have been able to draw only one walk on a 14 pitch AB. I am normally an extremely patient hitter in this game and draw 3-5 walks per game. Maybe plate discipline actually effects whether you get thrown balls? I am also using the OSFM rosters. Thanks!

The data I've recorded (top of the slider set) has worked exactly the same way in my RTTS at-bats, so I've never statistically seen a reason to change. I'm walking about 1 out of every 10 ABs which is what you'll see for a hitter with a good eye, at minimum.

Plate discipline does have an affect, and it's one of the first areas I focus on increasing since the game takes your OPS into account (heavily) when promoting/demoting you, among other things like roster makeup.

I'm using OSFM from Opening Day.

Oh, and I just got called up to AAA today!

[punx317]

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Picked up by the Chicago White Sox.(Um yah thats my team)

Sliders: Mike Lowe HOF

*think i gotta tweak sliders though



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[Mike Lowe]

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Picked up by the Chicago White Sox.(Um yah thats my team)

Sliders: Mike Lowe HOF

*think i gotta tweak sliders though



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Birmingham Barons</td><td rowspan="3" width="30%" align="center"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td width="35%">Height: 5\'11\"</td><td width="36%">Bats/Throws: R</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td width="35%">Weight: 188</td><td width="36%">Age: R years old</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td colspan="3" style="padding:5px 2px;"><table class="osdyn" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"><tbody><tr class="stathead"><td width="20%">Season</td><td width="8%" align="center">G</td><td width="8%" align="center">W-L</td><td width="8%" align="center">ERA</td><td width="8%" align="center">GS</td><td width="8%" align="center">SV</td><td width="8%" align="center">HLD</td><td width="8%" align="center">IP</td><td width="8%" align="center">BB</td><td width="8%" align="center">SO</td><td width="8%" align="center">WHIP</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>2016</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">8-2</td><td align="center">1.52</td><td align="center">
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</td><td align="center">83.0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">141</td><td align="center">0.76</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td colspan="3"><table class="osdyn" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"><tbody><tr class="stathead"><td width="20%">Last 10</td><td width="8%" align="center">DEC</td><td width="7%" align="center">IP</td><td width="7%" align="center">H</td><td width="7%" align="center">R</td><td width="7%" align="center">ER</td><td width="7%" align="center">BB</td><td width="7%" align="center">SO</td><td width="8%" align="center">HR</td><td width="12%" align="center">PC-ST</td><td width="10%" align="center">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>6/4</td><td align="center">W</td><td align="center">8.0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">1.28</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>5/23</td><td align="center">W</td><td align="center">7.0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">1.43</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5/18</td><td align="center">W</td><td align="center">6.0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">1.125</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>5/13</td><td align="center">W</td><td align="center">9.0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">0.90</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5/8</td><td align="center">W</td><td align="center">8.1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">1.09</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>5/2</td><td align="center">W</td><td align="center">6.0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">1.37</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>4/26</td><td align="center">W</td><td align="center">7.0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">1.68</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4/21</td><td align="center">L</td><td align="center">7.0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">1.83</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>4/16</td><td align="center">L</td><td align="center">6.2</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">2.13</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4/11</td><td align="center">ND</td><td align="center">6.0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">
</td><td align="center">3.00</td></tr></tbody></table>
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haha 2 BB. Do you have all the visuals and vibration turned off? Definitely something off from my slider set. I find it nearly impossible not to walk at least 2 guys per game.

[Mike Lowe]

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Just had my first AAA discipline training sessions. Went pretty well ha

[punx317]

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haha 2 BB. Do you have all the visuals and vibration turned off? Definitely something off from my slider set. I find it nearly impossible not to walk at least 2 guys per game.

Nothing different but I do use pitcher center view and will cheat on critical pitches by pressing R3. I also dumped all my training into control and velocity on the 4seam. I can't reliably get the rest of my pitches over the plate however. Your right though something is not quite right as I have a franchise with the same slider set and the boxscores are no where close to these. Gonna check when I get home

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[Blues61]

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Hey all! I want to take part in this to pass the time till 17 but need some help. I'm not a much of a RTTS guy. As such, I cant decide on a position. Any suggestions on which one is the most entertaining? I'm thinking SS but part of me wants to be a power guy so maybe corner outfield? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[underdog13]

Re: RTTS Winter Challenge

Hey all! I want to take part in this to pass the time till 17 but need some help. I'm not a much of a RTTS guy. As such, I cant decide on a position. Any suggestions on which one is the most entertaining? I'm thinking SS but part of me wants to be a power guy so maybe corner outfield? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

I suggest not OF for starting off. It is challenging to field. I would try an infield position that isn't 1B.

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[Blues61]

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Interesting, thanks for the feedback. Maybe I'll try 3B or potentially a SS with some pop in the mold of Tulo or Correa. Although I feel like that'll be hard to do. Thanks again.


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[Mike Lowe]

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I will offer some contrasting advice from the previous comments:

I find picking a SS (especially with power) way too easy--what team wouldn't want to promote a guy like that sooner rather than later? For me, the best challenge as a power hitter is to be a corner outfielder or 1B. You have to really earn a call up. That's why I went as a LF/RF, and it's been fun so far.

Also, I found it VERY difficult to field in the OF in previous versions of the Show--not this year though. It's one of the biggest improvements to the game IMO, and playing the OF has been a ton of fun. I have not misread a single ball yet as the new camera that's used is a perfect line of sight.