MLB '10: The Show Official Team Ratings and Explanation

[Mercury53]

Quote: Originally Posted by sirstikealot

The M's have probably the best 1,2 punch in baseball and their ranked 19th in pitching? LOL

I would have to agree here. People seem to be vastly underrating Rowland-Smith and Ian Snell has outstanding stuff just an inability to stay focused. I won't say it is top ten, but 13th or so sounds better then 19th.

[Jason_19]

Quote: Originally Posted by ParisB

besides, you need more than one fluke season to establish yourself before making bold proclamations such as "best in baseball"

I don't need more than one season before saying things like that. When it comes to scouting players and making projections, I'm hardly ever more than slightly off. In this case, I wasn't making a projection. As far as projected stats and performance goes, I'm not fully confident in saying that they will statistically be the best in baseball. As far as potential and "stuff" goes, I am very confident in what I said. I was simply saying that I think that Lowe, White, Fields and Aardsma would comprise what I would consider to be the best late inning relievers in baseball.

Quote: Originally Posted by ParisB

Seattle is a mediocre team

I couldn't agree more.

[NYJAllTheWay]

Mets second in defense? As a Met fan, I must say:
Da fuk?

And Sox not #1 in pitching?!?!?

[liftheavy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Two years ago... 25th in ERA and 27th in WHIP Three years back...22nd and 25th... You guys are forgetting...it's a 3 year weighted average. M.K. Knight165

Players improve...new pitching coach arrives...new manager arrives...Carlos Silva had a 6.46 ERA, Batista 5.67 ERA, and Washburn had a 4.67 ERA in 2008...take them away and the numbers improve.

With that being said...it should not be based off of a weighted 3 year average...

[soxnut1018]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jason_19

I don't need more than one season before saying things like that. When it comes to scouting players and making projections, I'm hardly ever more than slightly off. In this case, I wasn't making a projection. As far as projected stats and performance goes, I'm not fully confident in saying that they will statistically be the best in baseball. As far as potential and "stuff" goes, I am very confident in what I said. I was simply saying that I think that Lowe, White, Fields and Aardsma would comprise what I would consider to be the best late inning relievers in baseball. I couldn't agree more.

I remember when Aardsma was on the White Sox and he was downright awful. What has changed to make you confident that last year wasn't simply a fluke?

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by liftheavy

Players improve...new pitching coach arrives...new manager arrives...Carlos Silva had a 6.46 ERA, Batista 5.67 ERA, and Washburn had a 4.67 ERA in 2008...take them away and the numbers improve. With that being said...it should not be based off of a weighted 3 year average...

The TEAM ratings aren't...per se...but in the situation Russ showed...moving Tatis onto the Cards....and that changing their position....means that each individual is a factor...and THEIR overall is a 3 year weighted average.....so it does come into effect.
I guess you can't look at those ratings as a per year/last year rating......but a possible projected rating.

M.K.
Knight165

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rag3vsW0rld

Doubt it, they would be helping their new teams since their ratings went with them. I know team ratings only include the current players on the 25-man roster given how many different team rankings I kept getting with each fantasy draft in franchise mode.

I wrote it wrong. It was meant say 3 years of rating with those guys are going to help your team ratings.

[Focused One]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scottdau

Not really. I thought that too at first. But then I found out it is based on 3 years, with last year being more of the percentage. And you have to take in the whole pitching staff. So it it does work our about right. If they do what they did last year then I would think they would more in the 10 or higher next year. But I think Sanchez is going to have a break out year in real life, so that will help.

Sorry, I didn't realise that it was based on a 3 year average, but why would Sony do that? Teams can completely change in one off season, and when it comes to pitching, Zito and Cain the only pitchers on the Giants roster that have been there long enough to even produce a realistic 3 year average... Has it always been like this?