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Just finished up a quick test sim. Like always, there were some surprises. I do think that aging and development set at 1.000 causes prospects to develop way too fast, and older players to fall off the map, but I left them be for the purpose of this sim. This is what it came up with:
Standings
New York Yankees 91-71
Tampa Bay Rays 87-75*
Boston Red Sox 85-77
Toronto Blue Jays 84-78
Baltimore Orioles 70-92
Cleveland Indians 96-66
Minnesota Twins 81-81
Kansas City Royals 80-82
Chicago White Sox 79-83
Detroit Tigers 66-96
Oakland Athletics 91-71
Seattle Mariners 75-87
Los Angeles Angels 73-89
Texas Rangers 63-99
Atlanta Braves 93-70
New York Mets 92-71*
Philadelphia Phillies 84-78
Florida Marlins 80-82
Washington Nationals 74-88
Pittsburgh Pirates 84-78
Milwaukee Brewers 82-80
St. Louis Cardinals 81-81
Cincinnati Reds 80-82
Chicago Cubs 78-84
Houston Astros 74-88
Arizona Diamondbacks 92-70
San Francisco Giants 88-74
Colorado Rockies 81-81
Los Angeles Dodgers 76-86
San Diego Padres 71-91
ALDS
Tampa Bay 3
Cleveland 2
New York 3
Oakland 1
NLDS
Pittsburgh 2
Atlanta 3
New York 3
Arizona 2
LCS
Tampa Bay 3
New York 4
New York 4
Atlanta 2
World Series
New York Yankees 4
New York Mets 2
Awards
AL MVP- Mark Teixeira
NL MVP- Hanley Ramirez
AL CYY- Joba Chamberlain
NL CYY- Dan Haren
AL Rookie- Travis Snider
NL Rookie- Luis Bautista
So, while the World Series could resemble real life, but the road there is a little strange. Like I predicted, prospects quickly took over the league (especially Bautista, who hit .336 with 33 home runs in only 301 at-bats after starting the season at AA). Josh Reddick of the Red Sox (who shouldn't even play in the majors for years) hit .291 with 25 homers. 26-year old Eric Hacker of the Yankees, along with Chamberlain, carried the team with a 12-5 record and a 3.55 ERA. Young Wade Davis of Tampa, also, went 14-5 with a 3.16 ERA. There are countless other examples of players playing well beyond their years.
A few Red Sox lowlights: Kevin Youkilis hit .217, Josh Beckett had a 4.89 ERA, Matsuzaka had a 7.61 ERA, Jason Bay hit .225... some of this can probably be blamed on the pure randomness that makes OOTP fun, some blame definately goes to the aging and development speeds, as well as the talent change randomness. What settings have others been using?
PS: Although, Youkilis' rating do seem low, albeit from my biased perspective. His projected numbers are .265/.369/.470, 22 home runs, 118 ks. Even arguing that last year was a fluke, which doesn't seem true so far in the season, that seems a little harsh.
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Yooooooouk!
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