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Thursday, 12 January 2012 01:37

January 11 2012 Software (Sim Engine) UpdateFeatured

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Some important information on today's update:

1. Improvements to accuracy in the batting average, walk, and home run functions. Many more league norms have been added in order to accomplish this level of sophistication.

2. In conjunction with 1. above, American league batters during the DH era should see a performance surge. Because league norms always included those stats garnered by Designated Hitters, it amounted to a penalty for modern AL hitters. We have removed all DH-generated stats from the league norms and replaced them with pitcher's hitting projections from the same era, which will now cause AL players to be evaluated based on lower league norms and lead to more productivity. Someday I'd like to detail everything that happens inside the sim. It's impressive. But it will have to wait since I have no time at the moment.

3. Added a tab in the reports window for PARK STATS. These will populate as the season unfolds and clear out at the end of the season.

4. Removed the Batter-Pitcher Matchup report. The batter-pitcher matchup database took up 27 GB and was always a hassle to transport from one machine to another, so I've closed it down.

5. Custom leagues have an OTF option now which keeps 2 slots open on each roster for OTF pickups.

6. Weather data is no longer used in the calculation of batting averages and home run percentages. The effect was always slight, but it was biased against cold-weather cities. Similarly, HR tendencies will now remain constant throughout the season rather than being adjusted by month according to actual ML tendencies. This, too, is in the interest of fairness.

7. Some sorting improvements (e.g., HSV) have been made in the software on various reports.

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