Do hot/cold streaks matter?

[JWaLL]

so players go on hot/cold streaks all the time in this game. I alway play the guys on hot streaks because that is the logical thing to do. But i noticed that there is no ratings changes.

If it does make a significant difference, would it be smart to call up guys on hot streaks in the minors because the streaks carry over from league to league?

Thanks

[moemoe24]

I know cold streaks are a btch. Last year I had Michael young on a cold streak literally all yr. he had that blue cold meter on him all yr and finished the year batting .226.

[Dorfie]

They certainly seem to have an effect if you use Timing Hitting. My guys on hot streaks absolutely rope the ball, while my guys on cold streaks can never make solid contact, even if timed fairly well.

[DirkDiggler12]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dorfie

They certainly seem to have an effect if you use Timing Hitting. My guys on hot streaks absolutely rope the ball, while my guys on cold streaks can never make solid contact, even if timed fairly well.

I'm finding this out as well sadly. I have Matt Kemp batting ~.230 at the moment and he's missing 91mph 4 seamers right down the pipe even with perfect timing!

[KingV2k3]

I don't notice that much of a difference with hitting, but the difference re: pitching and hot / cold / neutral streaks is huge...

Once I got my sliders set, I noticed that it was tough to pitch (as it should be) with a "neutral" starter...good starts / poor outings, etc...

When a guy gets "Hot", however...it's really a pleasure...

"Cold" is just a straight up nightmare...

"Chuck and Duck", indeed...

[RunningTheNight]

I hear that prolonged hot/cold streaks by younger guys in the minors will increase/decrease their potential by one letter at the end of the month. It doesn't seem to happen every time, however.

[Curahee]

Are these streaks caused automatically by the CPU or are they caused based on how you as the gamer control the individual player?

[Bobhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by Curahee

Are these streaks caused automatically by the CPU or are they caused based on how you as the gamer control the individual player?

The latter. I've found that if you are doing well in your last 5 games (or maybe 10?), in one or more of the triple crown categories, you get a hot streak symbol. For example I had a guy hit like 6 home runs and he got a hot streak symbol, even though thsoe were his only hits. He was only batting like .260 in the period, but because he hat a lot of RBI's and slugging, I guess he was considered "hot."

You can check the "who's hot" section and it's a pretty good indication of what's going on, and who's about to get a hot streak symbol, etc...

Keep in mind that it's a rolling 5 game period, not simply a re-check every 5 games. You can have a guy with a cold streak symbol, he goes 5 for 5, and all of a sudden his average for the last 5 games is now .400, so he will get the hot streak symbol probably after the next game.