New season Ballpark Numbers

I have long thought Strat ballpark ratings were flawed. Potent lineups lead to high ballpark numbers and a weak lineup or a lot of hitters with off years leads to low ballpark numbers. To me unless there is a physical change to a ballpark the numbers year to year should not change much.

I concur..The ballparks ratings reflect the changes in the home team lineup more than changes in the ballpark itself. The Cubs didn't have as many home run hitters this year, and their number reflect it. San Fran added power to its batting order thus the uptick in numbers.

Bingo!... Everything they do with the cards and parks is geared towards the AS PLAYED replays being as close to real life as possible.. The CLUTCH RATING for instance, isn't really a clutch rating, it is more of a RBI adjuster by team thing. Same with the ballparks. THE CARDS ARE MADE TO CREATE THE REAL LIFE NUMBERS using the real life lineups...

So we just have to be creative. I like Toronto and Kansas City