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Has anyone run a computer simulation to determine the best combination of 9 or 10 pitchers and 15 hitters to maximize run differential for a typical $80 million auto league (no DH) for the ATG9 all eras data set?
If so, are you willing to share your results? I'm just curious because there's a lot of disagreement about the ideal ratio of amount spent on pitching vs. hitting to have the best of both worlds, where you have high value hitters who score lots of runs, and at the same time don't give up a lot of runs by having good pitching backed by a solid defense.
This is the ultimate quest, the Holy Grail of Strat-O-Matic immortality.
Full disclosure, I have tinkered with roster construction quite a bit over the years, never ran any computer simulation however, just relied heavily on Diamond Dope (thanks Adrian!). It's a moving target for sure, especially when new versions come out and salary adjustments occur, and you have to pick a particular ballpark to experiment with. But ultimately you keep playing the same game with similar rosters, which can get dull and stale. I'm nearly done, down to my last teams, so I wanted to poll the audience and see if anyone has the answer to the big question.
If so, are you willing to share your results? I'm just curious because there's a lot of disagreement about the ideal ratio of amount spent on pitching vs. hitting to have the best of both worlds, where you have high value hitters who score lots of runs, and at the same time don't give up a lot of runs by having good pitching backed by a solid defense.
This is the ultimate quest, the Holy Grail of Strat-O-Matic immortality.
Full disclosure, I have tinkered with roster construction quite a bit over the years, never ran any computer simulation however, just relied heavily on Diamond Dope (thanks Adrian!). It's a moving target for sure, especially when new versions come out and salary adjustments occur, and you have to pick a particular ballpark to experiment with. But ultimately you keep playing the same game with similar rosters, which can get dull and stale. I'm nearly done, down to my last teams, so I wanted to poll the audience and see if anyone has the answer to the big question.