Re: JoshC1977's "Maximize Player Ratings" MLB 20 Sliders
(It's SO funny you bring this up now; I'm doing a little poll on Twitter right now about breaking records in franchise modes and how people feel about doing so.)
I put the Scooter example in the OP for a reason....because it really sums-up my mindset. I don't want to arbitrarily cap things as long as they are within the realm of believability.
DJ hitting .400 in a career year? I can see that; he's got skillset (i.e. ratings), a division with crummy pitching staffs (exempting Tampa); and a lineup to protect him.
Now, if you were in mid-season and hitting .400 with Judge or Gary and those awful vision/contact ratings....I'd question it.
You're going to mash with the Yanks...I'm floored by the number of folks I've seen here on OS who have been complaining about "too many HRs" followed by the statement "I'm using the Yankees". If you are NOT hitting HRs with that team, there is a problem...lol.
You'll get some regression to the mean, I have no question of that. A roadtrip to some of the more cavernous ballparks and good pitching staffs...and boom....cold streak.
Glad the OP helped you out man!
Well my adventure with AS+ has come to an end. The last 4 games of my Yankees franchise have been for a better word, exasperating.
4 games where I faced the vaunted pitching staffs of Detroit and Toronto. Ranked 30th and 21st in pitching, I eeked out a total of 4 doubles and 0 home runs total in those games. Now I know that seasons have ebbs and flows and on any given day or even a series the poorer team can kick your butt. The last games I played at that AS+ level, I felt like I was hitting with a wet noodle.
I had back to back at bats with Judge and Stanton where I was hitting pitches, on the button, right down the middle, and hit 400 foot fly outs to center. Not pop fly's or liners, but that soft liner that just seems to hang.
So I fired up a game this morning vs Toronto and lost a slug fest 10-11. My Yanks had 1 and Toronto belted out 3. That game sealed it for me to go back to default.
The reason for my bumping up to AS+ was that my Yankees were just simply mashing the ball. About 2.1 homers a game and a team batting average around .298. This was mostly due to D.J. LeMahieu hitting around .408.
So I looked back Josh at your OP and reread your Scooter Gennett example and thought to myself, wait a second. I'm playing with the Yankees. They're rated in game #1 in power, #2 in contact, and somewhere in the top 5 in pitching. You should be mashing the ball and have a high batting average and your pitching staff should,barring injuries, be one of the best in the league. If Mr. LeMahieu hits .400 then he hits .400. If the team hits 420 home runs, then so be it. The lineup has Judge, Stanton, Sanchez, Torres, and Voit. With their power numbers they should me mashing the ball.
4 games where I faced the vaunted pitching staffs of Detroit and Toronto. Ranked 30th and 21st in pitching, I eeked out a total of 4 doubles and 0 home runs total in those games. Now I know that seasons have ebbs and flows and on any given day or even a series the poorer team can kick your butt. The last games I played at that AS+ level, I felt like I was hitting with a wet noodle.
I had back to back at bats with Judge and Stanton where I was hitting pitches, on the button, right down the middle, and hit 400 foot fly outs to center. Not pop fly's or liners, but that soft liner that just seems to hang.So I fired up a game this morning vs Toronto and lost a slug fest 10-11. My Yanks had 1 and Toronto belted out 3. That game sealed it for me to go back to default.
The reason for my bumping up to AS+ was that my Yankees were just simply mashing the ball. About 2.1 homers a game and a team batting average around .298. This was mostly due to D.J. LeMahieu hitting around .408.
So I looked back Josh at your OP and reread your Scooter Gennett example and thought to myself, wait a second. I'm playing with the Yankees. They're rated in game #1 in power, #2 in contact, and somewhere in the top 5 in pitching. You should be mashing the ball and have a high batting average and your pitching staff should,barring injuries, be one of the best in the league. If Mr. LeMahieu hits .400 then he hits .400. If the team hits 420 home runs, then so be it. The lineup has Judge, Stanton, Sanchez, Torres, and Voit. With their power numbers they should me mashing the ball.
I put the Scooter example in the OP for a reason....because it really sums-up my mindset. I don't want to arbitrarily cap things as long as they are within the realm of believability.
DJ hitting .400 in a career year? I can see that; he's got skillset (i.e. ratings), a division with crummy pitching staffs (exempting Tampa); and a lineup to protect him.
Now, if you were in mid-season and hitting .400 with Judge or Gary and those awful vision/contact ratings....I'd question it.
You're going to mash with the Yanks...I'm floored by the number of folks I've seen here on OS who have been complaining about "too many HRs" followed by the statement "I'm using the Yankees". If you are NOT hitting HRs with that team, there is a problem...lol.
You'll get some regression to the mean, I have no question of that. A roadtrip to some of the more cavernous ballparks and good pitching staffs...and boom....cold streak.
Glad the OP helped you out man!
And I meant 320 home runs not 420. lol I don't think that would be even possible. 
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