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Thu May 19, 2016 2:11 pm
Hey guys,
We usually get questions about ballpark ratings from time to time but lately there has been a bit of an uptick so I wanted to take some time today to explain what they are and how the affect the game.
When you first create a team in an auto-draft league, do not take Step 3: Choose a Ballpark lightly! We know some user just pick their favorite team's stadium and go but the SI/HR numbers listed will have an impact on your team.
On that Step 3, you will be given a few 'stats' about each park. The first two are surface and capacity, which don't factor into the game. However the next 4 are the SI/HR numbers which are important. Those stand for the chance (out of 20) that a single or home run will happen when a ballpark chance is 'rolled' on the card. If the hit isn't rolled for, then the play result is an out.
When a ballpark chance is rolled on the card the result on the card is ignored and a 'roll' takes place against the ballpark instead. A ballpark single chance is the triangle symbol like the 3-4 vs RHP result for Yaz here. A ballpark home run chance is the pound sign on 1-7 vs RHP for Yaz.
For example, let's take Coors Field '95. The ratings are 19 all across the board (singles for LH, RH and home runs for LH, RH). When 3-4 is rolled for Yaz against a RHP, the flyout is ignored and another roll takes place. A 1-19 means a single, a 20 would be an out. If the roll was a 1-7 or 1-11 for Yaz against a RHP, another roll of 1-19 means a HR, while a 20 would be a flyout.
In Petco Park '05, the ratings are 1 across the board. If that same 1-7 result came up for Yaz, a HR chance would now be only a 1 while 2-20 means it's a flyout. Most ballparks are generally in the middle of those two extreme parks. One way to take advantage of a park is by using the L/R split of the park.
While both Coors and Petco are even for both LH and RH, other parks such as Minute Maid Field '05 have a strong leaning to one side or the other. Minute Maid's ratings are 3 for both SI and HR for a LH but an 11 SI for a RH and a 16 HR for a RH. If you plan on choosing this park, you'll want to make sure to get right-handed power bats to take advantage of it. Right-handed hitters who have a lot of ballpark homers (#) on their card will turn those results into homers 80% of the time while a lefty will turn that into a homer only 15% of the time.
While getting strong right-handed hitters for that park is a good idea, it's also important to take a look at other ballparks in your league and especially in your division. If the other teams in your division all have heavy LH-leaning parks, you'll want to make sure to pick up some lefties during waivers who can take advantage while you're on the road. You may also consider a home/road platoon of two players where one plays at home to take advantage of the short LF porch while the left-handed hitters plays when you're playing at your divisional opponents.
Of course, any advantage you get with high ballpark numbers your opponent will also get. If you're in a high ballpark park you will want pitchers who don't have any ballpark chances on their card. Conversely, if you're in Petco, it's ok if your pitchers give up some ballpark chances as long as they won't give up too much on the road.
You can view how your players have either taken advantage of or are getting hurt by your ballpark by checking out Your Team>Ballpark FX. Here you can see the number of ballpark hits and outs for both your pitchers and hitters.
That's all I have for this week. As always, please e-mail 365support@strat-o-matic.com if you have any questions. Talk to you all next week!
-John
We usually get questions about ballpark ratings from time to time but lately there has been a bit of an uptick so I wanted to take some time today to explain what they are and how the affect the game.
When you first create a team in an auto-draft league, do not take Step 3: Choose a Ballpark lightly! We know some user just pick their favorite team's stadium and go but the SI/HR numbers listed will have an impact on your team.
On that Step 3, you will be given a few 'stats' about each park. The first two are surface and capacity, which don't factor into the game. However the next 4 are the SI/HR numbers which are important. Those stand for the chance (out of 20) that a single or home run will happen when a ballpark chance is 'rolled' on the card. If the hit isn't rolled for, then the play result is an out.
When a ballpark chance is rolled on the card the result on the card is ignored and a 'roll' takes place against the ballpark instead. A ballpark single chance is the triangle symbol like the 3-4 vs RHP result for Yaz here. A ballpark home run chance is the pound sign on 1-7 vs RHP for Yaz.
For example, let's take Coors Field '95. The ratings are 19 all across the board (singles for LH, RH and home runs for LH, RH). When 3-4 is rolled for Yaz against a RHP, the flyout is ignored and another roll takes place. A 1-19 means a single, a 20 would be an out. If the roll was a 1-7 or 1-11 for Yaz against a RHP, another roll of 1-19 means a HR, while a 20 would be a flyout.
In Petco Park '05, the ratings are 1 across the board. If that same 1-7 result came up for Yaz, a HR chance would now be only a 1 while 2-20 means it's a flyout. Most ballparks are generally in the middle of those two extreme parks. One way to take advantage of a park is by using the L/R split of the park.
While both Coors and Petco are even for both LH and RH, other parks such as Minute Maid Field '05 have a strong leaning to one side or the other. Minute Maid's ratings are 3 for both SI and HR for a LH but an 11 SI for a RH and a 16 HR for a RH. If you plan on choosing this park, you'll want to make sure to get right-handed power bats to take advantage of it. Right-handed hitters who have a lot of ballpark homers (#) on their card will turn those results into homers 80% of the time while a lefty will turn that into a homer only 15% of the time.
While getting strong right-handed hitters for that park is a good idea, it's also important to take a look at other ballparks in your league and especially in your division. If the other teams in your division all have heavy LH-leaning parks, you'll want to make sure to pick up some lefties during waivers who can take advantage while you're on the road. You may also consider a home/road platoon of two players where one plays at home to take advantage of the short LF porch while the left-handed hitters plays when you're playing at your divisional opponents.
Of course, any advantage you get with high ballpark numbers your opponent will also get. If you're in a high ballpark park you will want pitchers who don't have any ballpark chances on their card. Conversely, if you're in Petco, it's ok if your pitchers give up some ballpark chances as long as they won't give up too much on the road.
You can view how your players have either taken advantage of or are getting hurt by your ballpark by checking out Your Team>Ballpark FX. Here you can see the number of ballpark hits and outs for both your pitchers and hitters.
That's all I have for this week. As always, please e-mail 365support@strat-o-matic.com if you have any questions. Talk to you all next week!
-John