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Have Aaron Hill in 2007 and he played 160 games. Now going on his second 3-game injury in 75 games :? . Not a big deal but the reason I fielded my team is I have 7 guys with over 158 games played so my injuries would be limited. Not a disaster but annoying and doesn't make sense.

Games played means NOTHING. The only time games played comes into play is if a player appeared in all 162 games. If that is the case then he has 0 chance of injury. If the player missed at least 1 game in real life then he will have a chance of the 3 game max injury (if 600+ PA) that could occur more than once per season.

PA = AB + walks

I know but has over 650 plate appearances and already injured once which I expected. Just thought I wouldn't have to worry about it again.

I know but has over 650 plate appearances and already injured once which I expected. Just thought I wouldn't have to worry about it again. And I've had other players who didn't get injured all season with less than 600. Seems to take the "realism" out of it. :wink:

Forget about how much playing time they had in real life. A player that only had 75 actual ABs could get over 600 if someone starts him all year. That really has no bearing in this game.

That's my point. I have never liked using players with 40 - 100 games as 'full-time" players because they were not. I used to play in leagues where you restricted the players to their total at bats for the year so if you wanted to use a 40 game player you could but you would be penalized for it. Again "realism" goes out the window if total at bats for the year are meaningless.

[quote:ff89d16cf0="askaufman"]That's my point. I have never liked using players with 40 - 100 games as 'full-time" players because they were not. I used to play in leagues where you restricted the players to their total at bats for the year so if you wanted to use a 40 game player you could but you would be penalized for it. Again "realism" goes out the window if total at bats for the year are meaningless.[/quote:ff89d16cf0]

It takes getting used to, but once you accept it's just part of the online game, you won't give it another thought. But do get used to it. You're handicapping yourself if you refuse you draft little-used players for key roles. Or worse--limiting your players to real-life at bats.

On a related note, when I first started playing I was appalled that an injury could reveal which card you had in the 70s (or 80s) game. Now, I wouldn't have it any other way--it's just part of the strategy.

I'm not limiting myself to those players. Just that when I have a player that played "full-time" I expect the injuries to reflect that fact and I don't really want to get used to it. Too much to expect I guess. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Which is also why I don't play any mystery card games anymore. When I draft a player I don't want my first three picks to be their worst cards as has happened to me.