This is probably very true in the game. I somehow got the Brewers to trade me Prince Fielder for Tim Hudson, John Smoltz (FA, what can I say, Braves fan forever), and Martin Prado (big fan of Infante). I happened to play the Phillies the next day and crushed them. Keep in mind I'm a first year player so some of the sliders were tweaked on the rookie setting (power at 2 notches above and timing at 4 notches above default). I beat them 17-6. Lol.