Who are next years 1s

[RICHARDMILTER]

Keyzick said:[quote:8d9d5d6c06]Actually, I kind of doubt SOM has "scouts"...and if they do, it seems like a waste of money. With all the stats and daata available at the touch of the button, as well as TV packages, etc...why in the world would they waste money on scouts?[/quote:8d9d5d6c06]


What you say here does make sense. However, Strat started their system long before cable, and the MLB package. They(Hal and SOM) have made a lot of friends over the years. Scouts, media, and even players communicate regularly with SOM. I get the feeling their staff is pretty small. But they have a few guys watching most of the games. And they know at least one scout in every Major League city. They probably do not have to even pay these guys for their opinions. Wouldn't you do a little scouting and feed back to SOM if they asked you? I know I would. There are scouts who SOM talk to every year before they have a BIG meeting and determine all the defensive range numbers. And in return they probably give the scouts a free copy of the game, and any rosters they want. This last part I am just guessing about. But it is not a guess when I say they talk to MLB scouts every year.

[Eddie E]

Here is another thing to consider. Strat is primarily a Replay game. Stratomatic's number 1 responsibility is to replicate the season so defensive range ratings are also based upon a team's performance. Here is a good example:

Carlos Guillen while with Seattle's very good teams was always a 2 at SS. He gets traded to Detroit and becomes a 3 SS for a bad Tigers team for two years. Detroit goes to the World Series and Guillen once again becomes a 2 SS the year before he becomes a 4 for a Tigers team that doesnt make the playoffs.

I believe that Strat combines opinions that they get from Scouts and then fits it into their replay goal.

[AeroDave10]

Baseball is basically an individual sport (as compared to truly "team sports like football and basketball, where individuals must work together to succeed), so I really don't understand why an someone's team's performance should dictate their individual contribution. Homeruns, strikeouts, errors, and many other statistics are almost purely independent of the performance of the other 8 players. The impact of those events obviously changes the outcome of a team performance when combined, but an individual's results should stay the same.

[RICHARDMILTER]

Eddie E. said[quote:e7aa907f22]:Here is another thing to consider. Strat is primarily a Replay game. Stratomatic's number 1 responsibility is to replicate the season so defensive range ratings are also based upon a team's performance. Here is a good example: [/quote:e7aa907f22]


You are actually correct in your analysis. I read exactly what you are saying somewhere. Everyone who is interested should read,"Strat-O-Matic Fanatics" by Glenn Guzzo. He explains how the defensive range ratings are made. and part of what Eddie says is true. However I also understand AeroDave's point! But a lot of the Strat fan base does do whole season team replays. And for this reason they have always taken what Eddie says here into account.