FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

[FenwayMac]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

So recently I changed the solid hits slider from 5 to 4 in an effort to attempt to create more curb the FB% a bit as well as add a few more singles and groundouts to the mix. Here are the percentages of the samples:

Solid Hits 5 (15-game sample)

FB% 45.4
LD% 19.2
GB% 35.4

Solid Hits 4 (13-game sample)

FB% 48.4
LD% 16.6
GB% 35.0

The definition of the solid hits slider indicates it will lower Line drives in lieu of more fly balls, pop ups, choppers and weak grounders. In this particular sample it seems that the line drive drop went straight to more fly balls and left ground balls virtually unaffected.

I am a little surprised that more of the line drives did not to ground balls but I am guessing that has more to do with how I am making contact with zone. I just tend to get under the ball a bit more than over. I generally tend to seek out middle-up pitches to drive so there are not a lot of weak choppers in my game!

So here is the other thing. I really like how the game plays at 4. I felt the hit variety felt better and that I was seeing a lot more bloops, through the infield singles, just over the fielder head singles, majestic down the line doubles...it just felt more varied.

I think for the most part it is going to come down to personal preference on this setting. As long as my percentages line up, I have a decent batting average, and my run totals are good, I think I am going to stick with 4. I will make the update to post one. Let me know if you have any questions!

[FenwayMac]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

Win streak hits four as I continued to stick it to Washington (mostly their bullpen). This game had a much different feel to it and I did not break it open until a bases-clearing triple in the 7th to come out on top 6-3.

I think being a little more mindful of my bullpen use is helping drop down the team ERA a bit. I love the lessons this game teaches you as you go along.

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[Yankees82]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

So after 35 games the Cubs are 20-15 and in 3rd place at 2.5 games back. I am struggling a little bit as we lost 8 out of our last 12 games. I am using the OP sliders at Legend but I have pitch speeds down to 4.

Offense
Avg: .237
BABIP: .280 (it was at .300 about 10 games ago)
HR: 53 (1.6/game and 21.7 per AB)
Walks: 3.3 per game
Strikeouts: 9.4 per game
Errors: .229 per game

Pitching
Avg: .263
BABIP: .304
HR: 49 (1.4 per game and 25.5 per AB)
Walks: 1.5 per game
Strikeouts: 8.1 per game
Errors: .571 per game

Hit Distribution
Singles: HUM: 59.7% CPU: 62.3%
Doubles: HUM: 19.1% CPU: 20.1%
Triples: HUM: 1.8% CPU: 2.7%
Home Runs: HUM: 19.4% CPU: 14.9%

Extra base hits
HUM: 9.5%
CPU: 9.9%

47.7% of my scoring plays are by home runs. The CPU is at 47.6. It was at 50% at about 10 games ago.

My offense has been struggling. I strikeout 1 too many per game on average.

What are your guys thoughts?

[Yankees82]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

I notice I’m early on a lot of pitches but if I increase speeds I’m late.

I wish there were a slider for luck cause if I do hit the ball solid it’s always either a home run or the fielder gets it. Now the CPU they can find the holes. The CPU BABIP in the last 10 games is .344 hitting .297.

[FenwayMac]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

I notice I’m early on a lot of pitches but if I increase speeds I’m late.

I wish there were a slider for luck cause if I do hit the ball solid it’s always either a home run or the fielder gets it. Now the CPU they can find the holes. The CPU BABIP in the last 10 games is .344 hitting .297.

How many hits would you say you avg per game?

[Yankees82]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

How many hits would you say you avg per game?

I am averaging 7 hits a game the last 10 games. Average 2.2 HR per game during that span. 70 hits and 22 HR.

[FenwayMac]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

I am averaging 7 hits a game the last 10 games. Average 2.2 HR per game during that span. 70 hits and 22 HR.

So, first of all thanks for sharing your stats! It helps, and honestly, other than the high home-run rate you numbers, BABIP...everthing seems pretty close to where I am at.

But you do seem to have a feast or famine problem, which is pretty much why I started making slider sets at all. I used to only score off of home runs, and it just wasn’t fun.

Let’s talk about your timing first. If you are consistently early or late no matter what you try, you should raise timing up OR change your batting view. Sometimes that helps but really you need a bigger window. You need more good-good hits to help spread the ball around the field more even if you are slightly off. What is happening is it is so hard to get it perfect right now that when you do, it’s rewarding you with a bomb, but not much else.

So the other changes you might not like, but I am curious if this is what is needed to balance out the higher-tier hitting teams.

I feel like you need more hits, but less powerful hits. I recommend you give me 10 tens games with contact raised by one, power dropped by one. So this would put you at 7-4? Track the same stats you posted above.

If you find you are getting to everything and also your K’s drop too much, Then drop that timing back down.

I am thinking this is going to produce better results for you. Want to give it a shot?

[Yankees82]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

So, first of all thanks for sharing your stats! It helps, and honestly, other than the high home-run rate you numbers, BABIP...everthing seems pretty close to where I am at.

But you do seem to have a feast or famine problem, which is pretty much why I started making slider sets at all. I used to only score off of home runs, and it just wasn’t fun.

Let’s talk about your timing first. If you are consistently early or late no matter what you try, you should raise timing up OR change your batting view. Sometimes that helps but really you need a bigger window. You need more good-good hits to help spread the ball around the field more even if you are slightly off. What is happening is it is so hard to get it perfect right now that when you do, it’s rewarding you with a bomb, but not much else.

So the other changes you might not like, but I am curious if this is what is needed to balance out the higher-tier hitting teams.

I feel like you need more hits, but less powerful hits. I recommend you give me 10 tens games with contact raised by one, power dropped by one. So this would put you at 7-4? Track the same stats you posted above.

If you find you are getting to everything and also your K’s drop too much, Then drop that timing back down.

I am thinking this is going to produce better results for you. Want to give it a shot?

Thank you for the insight. I think you hit the nail on the head. So contact at 7, power at 4. Do I leave timing as is or raise it up one?

[Cliffking]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

So recently I changed the solid hits slider from 5 to 4 in an effort to attempt to create more curb the FB% a bit as well as add a few more singles and groundouts to the mix. Here are the percentages of the samples:

Solid Hits 5 (15-game sample)

FB% 45.4
LD% 19.2
GB% 35.4

Solid Hits 4 (13-game sample)

FB% 48.4
LD% 16.6
GB% 35.0

The definition of the solid hits slider indicates it will lower Line drives in lieu of more fly balls, pop ups, choppers and weak grounders. In this particular sample it seems that the line drive drop went straight to more fly balls and left ground balls virtually unaffected.

I am a little surprised that more of the line drives did not to ground balls but I am guessing that has more to do with how I am making contact with zone. I just tend to get under the ball a bit more than over. I generally tend to seek out middle-up pitches to drive so there are not a lot of weak choppers in my game!

So here is the other thing. I really like how the game plays at 4. I felt the hit variety felt better and that I was seeing a lot more bloops, through the infield singles, just over the fielder head singles, majestic down the line doubles...it just felt more varied.

I think for the most part it is going to come down to personal preference on this setting. As long as my percentages line up, I have a decent batting average, and my run totals are good, I think I am going to stick with 4. I will make the update to post one. Let me know if you have any questions!

I've done a bit more testing and I'm in total agreement with 4. I love the way it's playing right now

[FenwayMac]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

Thank you for the insight. I think you hit the nail on the head. So contact at 7, power at 4. Do I leave timing as is or raise it up one?

Adding contact should help your timing a bit, so maybe start without it, but if you continue to rarely get good timing, then bump it up as well

[FenwayMac]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

I've done a bit more testing and I'm in total agreement with 4. I love the way it's playing right now

Yeah, it’s a blast (being on a win-streak helps). I just feel that the increased variety in hitting results trumps (sorry) how my balls are flying off the bat. If the percentages were getting thrown out of whack that would be different. I think solid hits 4 is great.

[Yankees82]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

So I raised contact to 7 and power down to 4. I raised timing to 6 to start with. I will post back once I get 10 games in but I wanted to share my stats so far after 3 games. It feels like my hitting got worse. I played the Marlins and White Sox and they are all cute young award pitchers.

Avg: .165
BABIP: .159
Hits: 16 (5.3 per game)
HR: 5 (1.7 per game)
Strikeouts: 7.6 per game

31% of my hits are home runs.
I will keep pushing but I don’t really know what my next step is besides cranking contact to 10 or going down to beginner.

[Yankees82]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

The good swings I make are right at the fielder. A hard grounder at 3rd is always gobbled up by their 3rd basemen. Where mine are never to get to those same balls. If it’s a line drive to the outfield it either stays up long enough for them to get to and theirs either carry over my fielder’s head or drop in front of them.

[Yankees82]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

So the new settings are getting worse by the game. I have only 2 hits in the last 19 innings. In 7 games I am batting .202 with a BABIP of .241. I have 6 HR in the 7 games. I am striking out 8.6 per game. 8.4% for extra base hits. I am averaging 6.8 hits per game.

I am about to give up. I am debating on lowering to rookie or maxing out all the sliders in my favor. It’s not even fun anymore and I’m about to just put the game away and wait til next year. I’m popping up or striking out.

[Yankees82]

Re: FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

It isn’t really fun when I’m hitting .190 in the last 3 games.