S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

[bryanm1982]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

I love talking ball and sliders because it's very liberal, but it's not lol. Great discussion. I know I can be a bit too much. Anyone tell me to shut it and I will lol

No, not at all. We enjoy the conversations and opinions. And hopefully, we are helping each other and others out in this group. We are all trying to make the game better.

I'm using the Fidelity Rosters and what I have noticed so far is the CPU is really aggressive in hitting. There were too many games where my pitcher was having 50 pitches in the 5th or 6th innings. Sometimes, while still giving up 8 hits in the 5 innings, they would still have low pitch counts because they would swing at the first or 2nd pitches.

There might be a difference between those rosters and the base rosters, that make the CPU more aggressive.

For my offense, when the CPU pitcher has low pitch counts it is most likely me being too aggressive and not working counts.

[bryanm1982]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

I'm going to try this. I do feel like especially with Control at 4 the ball somehow always seems to find the strike zone with 2 strikes. If I strike a 2 strike high fastball it always seems to be a meatball over the plate.

Yeah, having control at 4 is a good and bad thing. Sometimes the pitches go out of the zone while they go back into the zone when you aim outside.

[BrewCrew16]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

I wish there was an investigation or generally detailed explanation on "clutch". Maybe someone knows. It's not going to make any sliders change, but it's just honestly a bs rating I ignore even though, I know, it's not bs. I just wanna know how to handle it in critical spots.

[bryanm1982]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

I wish there was an investigation or generally detailed explanation on "clutch". Maybe someone knows. It's not going to make any sliders change, but it's just honestly a bs rating I ignore even though, I know, it's not bs. I just wanna know how to handle it in critical spots.

Yeh, I do l not like that rating. I think it should be treated like however they use the quirks like the does better in day games or good first pitch hitter. However they calculate those “bonuses” should be for clutch. my 75 contact hitter should not be penalized for having runners on base. Good clutch hitters get bonus or nothing.

[BrewCrew16]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

Yeh, I do l not like that rating. I think it should be treated like however they use the quirks like the does better in day games or good first pitch hitter. However they calculate those “bonuses” should be for clutch. my 75 contact hitter should not be penalized for having runners on base. Good clutch hitters get bonus or nothing.

See I like that response but, no offense, [emoji6] dk how to treat a rating that I have no clue on. I understand what it probably does, but yeah Bryan. Who knows? All I know is that I used my bullpen and players as I feel like they would in real life. No complaints, but I do have an outlier.

[BrewCrew16]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

It's not even worth digging and getting myself worked up. Everything else is fine so screw it lol

[BrewCrew16]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

Well I guess, here is the root. Juan Uribe of the Brewers has like a 90 plus clutch rating. Why? I want to know why it's that #1 and #2 why is it higher than guys like Koenig or megill, even? I don't want to knock the game but an explanation would suffice. My name is also Brian. An I though. Sorry to disappoint.
I said Juan and meant abner uribe lol. Juan was damn good for those Marlins though. Meat head Dan uggla..ugh

[BrewCrew16]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

It's like 2 guys that are facing off with 85 plus clutch. Deserved or not. What does that mean to influence the result? I'm already nervous hitting in that spot lol

[bryanm1982]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

It's like 2 guys that are facing off with 85 plus clutch. Deserved or not. What does that mean to influence the result? I'm already nervous hitting in that spot lol

Yeah, I don’t get how they determine clutch rating in the game.

JWDixon, do you guys mess with clutch rating? If so, what do you determine that to be?

[PhlliesPhan6]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

I find with 2 strikes, depending on the pitch I’m throwing, I have to aim way out of the strike zone, almost to the point where it feels like I’m aiming too far. I have decent success with it as it feels like the game intentionally puts 2 strike pitches close enough for the CPU to make contact, but other times the pitch will sail very far from the zone.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This worked for a couple innings when I struck out 2 in the first and 1 in the 2nd. Then the CPU started laying off and I ended up with 4 Ks and 4 BBs in 7IP with Aaron Nola.

[PhlliesPhan6]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

I just played a Zack Wheeler start and only got 4 strikeouts once again. Just for giggles I simmed the same game 10 times using Quick Manage and in none of those 10 times did he ever record more than 5 Ks. And my team was striking out like crazy. Weird oddity.

[BrewCrew16]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

I strike people out constantly with Freddy Peralta, even though the command of his secondary pitches is awful. I do utilize my fastballs and set up hitters extremely well. Maybe this is the issue? Idk

[BrewCrew16]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

I'd like not to talk about sim stats, but I realize the importance to the community, so it's hard for me to comment without starting an "argument" that won't resolve.

[bryanm1982]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

I just played a Zack Wheeler start and only got 4 strikeouts once again. Just for giggles I simmed the same game 10 times using Quick Manage and in none of those 10 times did he ever record more than 5 Ks. And my team was striking out like crazy. Weird oddity.

What roster are you using? What are your cpu hitting sliders?

[PhlliesPhan6]

Re: S & B's MLB 2025 Simulation Sliders

What roster are you using? What are your cpu hitting sliders?

It's the roster update that dropped a week or two after the season. So a live roster, not any of the custom rosters. Everything is set like the first post.