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Originally Posted by fauteuil7
I just had a player in my fictional league win player of the week despite only having had three at bats. Granted, he had three hits, two of which were homeruns (he's a platoon catcher and had his only start late in the week). I'm happy for him, but this doesn't seem logical.
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At one point during beta testing, Markus revealed the formulas for determining Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week. I can't divulge the formulas, but I can say this: If your catcher had three RBIs to go with that performance, his score according to the formula is 40.85. In my limited tests (12 batters, 12 pitchers), a batter once won the award with a score of 40.65. Most scores were in the low 50s. If your catcher had five RBIs instead of three, his score would be 49.45.
This problem is related to how the game determines Player of the Week, because (apparently) there's no plate appearance minimum needed to qualify. Establishing a minimum would fix this particular issue, and I think doing that is a good idea. (Does anyone know if MLB has a plate appearance minimum for its Player of the Week award?)