Defense MAY be overtuned
Traded for a decent pitcher from the Royals, thinking he'd be a good #3 - and he turned into a Cy Young candidate. Either I've assembled a god tier defensive squad or KC tried trotting out 9 first basemen.
| 20-80 Scale | NYY | KC |
|---|---|---|
| C - Block/Frame/Arm | 70/65/55 | 65/60/70 |
| 1B - Height/Range/Error/Arm/DP | 6'6"/50/45/40/50 | 6'2"/40/35/35/35 |
| 2B - Range/Error/Arm/DP | 65/60/50/50 | 65/55/60/60 |
| 3B - Range/Error/Arm/DP | 50/50/60/35 | 55/50/65/60 |
| SS - Range/Error/Arm/DP | 70/60/60/70 | 50/55/40/65 |
| LF - Range/Error/Arm | 65/55/50 | 65/60/45 |
| CF - Range/Error/Arm | 75/55/50 | 60/55/60 |
| RF - Range/Error/Arm | 60/65/55 | 65/60/65 |
No idea why KC doesn't flip their SS & 2B, but that can't make THAT much of a difference, can it?
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Its not hard for a random pitcher to pitch lights out in a small sample size of one season.
In my long running save I had a random 50 grade pitcher who jumps back and forth between my rotation and the bullpen get a full season in the rotation where he dropped his fip from a previous career low of 3.98 down to 2.71 going 8 k/9 1.9 bb/9 and .4 hr-9 all career best marks by nearly 1 each. Despite that he had a great season but only won cy young because the rest of the league didnt have anyone with m an incredible season