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The chagneups are way too slow in this game. The average difference in speed between a pitcher's fastball and changeup is like 6.7 MPH in real life. In this game it is like 14.1 MPH. Absolutely ridiculous.

Equally silly are all of the curveballs with 90+ break in the stock rosters. In only very rare cases do pitchers have a curveball that moves that much.

This is why using rosters with pitch edits is extremely beneficial. The fastball/changeup speed differential along with the juiced up breaking balls with 90+ movement in the stock rosters aren't "sim" at all. That is some cartoon, Looney Tunes stuff right there.

I also agree with the consensus that using guess pitch does much more harm than good. I used guess pitch as a crutch for years until MLB 11. It was tough plying without it at first, but after a while I became a much better hitter without it than I ever was with it. It just takes patience.

So if you want to strike out less, I would download one of several rosters in the vault that contain pitch edits and I would not use guess pitch. Give it some time and not only will you whiff less, you'll also draw more walks and get that OBP way up in no time.