Power Pros Forum

Any suggestions on ratings? I'll post what i think in a minute.

I'm thinking

L/L
94 TSPD
C CTRL
B STAM
2SFB/SIFB 1-2
SLV 3
CCHG 1

Abilities?
Hot Head?

My thoughts:

Top Speed 95
Control 110-115
Stamina 125 - averaged 5.1 innings per start last season, barely averaged 5 in prior seasons

Two Seam fastball 1-2
Knuckle curve 4

Probably won't throw a normal curve anymore, so I think we can throw that away. Only threw a Changeup 9 times and a Slider once in 2014. He most likely got rid of the changeup because batters were hitting .478 off of it, so I wouldn't give it to him

Vs Lefty 4 - yes, lefties hit .080 points lower, against him, in his career
Recovery 4 - Always
Walk - Career BB/9 sits at 4.2
Release 2 - I think this is very important: Against Pomeranz, 6 for 6 on SB attempts in 2014. 3 for 3 in 2013. 10 for 12 in 2012.

In order to decrease Release, "dating patty; go to the park, choose take a walk." It took me a lot longer with save/load-ing to get Base Running 2 than I thought. Just be patient, it'll eventually come

W/RISP 4 - no
Poise 4 - no
Fastball Life 4 - no, .243 BA against it. if it was a little lower then I'd give it to him
Spin 4 - no
Groundball Pitcher - no

Definitely not going to get the Walk ability because it's way too overpowered. I'm also thinking KNCB should be more of a SLV, because the horizontal break is more than vertical, unless I'm reading it wrong on fan graphs.

He throws a spiked-curve (knucklecurve) that's just what I'm going off of. And if you're not going to give him Walk, then I would lower his control to 110 at maximum. And all I know for Hot Head would be him punching a chair and that's it. So I'm not 100% with giving him that.

My Opinion:
Top Speed 95
Control 110-115 (Don't go over an E)
Stamina 120-125

Pitches:
2SFB 1-2
KNCB 3-4
CCHG 1
SLV 1-2 (I'd give him both KNCB and SLV, that's what robhallett did)

Abilities:
Hot Head (if you think so)
W/RISP 2
Slow Starter
Release 2
Vs LH Batter 4
Safe Pitch

Hey Zero now that you're back on, can you take this this guy up again?

I gave Pomeranz a Lvl2 SIFB to simulate his 2-seamer that tails away from righties and into lefties. Accidentally got Good Low Pitch, but I hope that doesn't kill the player.