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Originally Posted by lawrence97
When signing free agents, it is a bit hit and miss, you shouldn't always have them performing worse though, you could just be getting players getting out of their prime though.
with talent changes though, thats pretty much all part of the game, you do seem to be a bit unlucky that a lot of your players have taken hits, but that can happen-
i remember signing Prince Fielder to a 6 year 130 million contract, he got injured for 7 months 4 days into the season, and never hit more than 20 homers, or batted over .250 in the coming seasons!!
However
If you want a less unpredictable game, go to the options page, and change talent randomness to 1, and the players will rarely change their ratings. Have a quick read of the manual aswell, it helps in understanding the game
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At the same time I've seen Fielder hit over 600 HR in his career. It's really a crap shoot, but that's just like real baseball. Some prospects flame out, some become stars, and some guys like Cliff Lee have random years out of nowhere. You'll notice the biggest problem is the fact that you can coerce the AI to trade away a dumb amount of prospects for very little and you can claim 4+ star players off waivers that are not even on the 40-man roster.