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DYNASTY League Baseball Tour Tournament event Petco Park September 5-6


Thank you to all of the great fans of Pursue the Pennant and DYNASTY League Baseball for 31 fantastic fun years of playing!

Petco Park

Petco Park

Some of the history of Pursue the Pennant and DYNASTY League Baseball is captured at the DYNASTY League Baseball reviews and feature link

We are celebrating 31 years of Pursue the Pennant and DYNASTY League Baseball during the Petco Park Tour Tournament Express September 5-6.

Your invitation to this amazing event is right here! We have had some of our biggest tour tournament participation in California.

The Petco Park Tour Tournament leads off Saturday September 5 from Union Station in Los Angeles, CA at 8:30 AM where we will board Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner which travels on the shores of the Pacific Ocean to San Diego.  You can join us at the stop in Anaheim or from north of Los Angeles via Metrolink connections in Oxnard into Union Station.

Pacific Coastliner

Pacific Coastliner

If you live in the San Diego area there is an opportunity to join us on Saturday, September 5-6 for the Tour of Petco Park, Greatest Teams bracket tournament and Dodgers vs. Padres games.

All of you native Padres fans we want you to join our group coming from Los Angeles!

If you live in other parts of the country please contact us so we can help you connect into Los Angeles.

Our Greatest Teams Board version tournament will allow you to select from any of the great teams. I’ll be on the tour tournament event and will be skippering the 1985 Cardinals.  You’ll have your chance to play me with your favorite greatest team as well as all the other fans on the trip which will be some of the top competition.

Our Greatest Team Tournament will be held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt right next to Petco Park – the same hotel the Los Angeles Dodgers will be staying at so you may ride the elevator with Clayton Kershaw and Don Mattingly.
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On Saturday September 5 we’ll head out to Petco Park for a 12:30 PM tour.  On your behind-the-scenes ballpark tour of sensational Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres, you will get to go places only the players and staff go including:

Petco Park Dugout Tour

Petco Park Dugout Tour

The Field Warning Track
The Dugouts
Indoor Batting Cages
The Visitors’ Clubhouse
The Press Box
The Luxury Suite
A Bullpen
Ballpark Features and Views including the Western Metal Supply Building

 

Western Metal Supply

Western Metal Supply

After our afternoon tournament action, our group will see the Dodgers battle the Padres at Petco Park at 5:40 PM

At the league page there are links to recaps of previous tour tournaments which have some incredible stories to be told.

Petco Park Itinerary:

Saturday, September 5
Dp Los Angeles, CA  8:30 AM Union Station Pacific Surfliner
Dp Anaheim, CA 9:09 AM Artic Station
Petco Park Tournament on Pacific Surfliner
Ar San Diego, CA 11:22 AM
Petco Park Tour 12:30 PM
Petco Park Tournament 2:00 PM
Dodgers at Padres 5:40 PM Petco Park
Petco Park Tournament 9:00 PM

Sunday, September 6
Dodgers at Padres 1:10 PM
Dp San Diego, CA 6:45 PM Pacific Surliner
Ar Anaheim, CA 9:04 PM
Ar Los Angeles, CA 9:45 PM

Petco Park Express Tour Tournament includes:

– Greatest Teams tournament

Team selections are at this MLB.com News Blog:
https://mlblogsdynastyleaguebaseball.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/fenwaydugout096-thumb-400×271-11505911.jpgarchives/2009/04/new_greatest_teams_tournament.html

– Round trip rail fare

– One night Manchester Grand Hyatt (same hotel the Los Angeles Dodgers will be staying at)

– Tour of Petco Park

– Two Tickets to Padres vs. Dodgers September 5-6.

Double occupancy: $399

Triple occupancy $369

Tour, Tournament and Games only on September 5-6 for local DYNASTY League Baseball fans in the San Diego area: $197

Space is limited…

Team selections on first come basis.

Deadline for reservations is Monday June 15, 2015

Call 561-494-2711 or email orders@designdepot.com

See you in September!

– Mike

Preview of the new Manager Profiles | Is your Manager Profile identity Weaver, Herzog, Guillen, Maddon?


One of the most interesting and fun aspects of playing DYNASTY League Baseball is developing your Manager Profile identity of the tactics you use when managing your team.  When you play a game with the DYNASTY League Baseball Board version or Online version you are developing your own Managerial profile.  Do you play for the big inning and the three run HR like Earl Weaver or use one run tactics like stealing and the suicide squeeze like Whitey Herzog?   Now your Manager profile identity can be entered into the new DYNASTY League Baseball Online Manager profile.  You’ll see some of my profile selections from my SNBL draft league St. Louis Cardinals franchise in this blog post.

The new Manager profiles are targeted to be available for DYNASTY League Baseball Online in late March.  You will be able to select and use your Manager profile right away in a Greatest Team league and also in the upcoming draft leagues.

Manager profiles are important because they allow you to have your team managed according to the tactical  profile that you select if you can’t play your scheduled series live for that given week.

iPad and iPhone
Even though you can’t play a game of DYNASTY League Baseball on your iPhone or iPad (Apple does not allow the Silverlight plug-n) you can view your stats, box scores, game summary and leaders with the iPad and iPhone.  You can also change or update your Managerial profile on the iPad or iPhone. 

Lineups

The Lineups tab allows you to select your saved lineups and assign them to one of the four primary default lineup categories:

Default Lineups:

vs Right DH: None Selected vs. RH vs. LH
vs Right no DH: None Selected vs. RH vs. LH
vs Left DH: None Selected vs. RH vs. LH
vs Left no DH: None Selected vs. RH vs. LH

View Saved Lineups

vs. RH vs. LH

1. Rickie Weeks 2B
2. Jon Jay CF
3. Chipper Jones 3B
4. Albert Pujols 1B
5. Ryan Braun LF
6. Victor Martinez C
7. Jack Cust RF
8. Brendan Ryan SS
9.   P

What happens when a player is injured or is not eligible to be in my default lineup?  The Lineup Slot Preferences section allows you to select various parameters using sliding scales that total 100%  Want your leadoff man to have a high OBP and be good at stealing 2nd?  Slide the scale to weight these preferences more heavily.

Lineup Slot Preferences

Choose your category preferences for each lineup slot (both DH and non-DH lineups). All of your preferences must add up to 100%
Lineup Slot: Leadoff 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th     Lineup Type: No DH DH
BA OBP SLG Power Baserunning Clutch SB Steal 2nd Hit & Run Bunt   50%
Unused BA OBP SLG Power Baserunning Clutch SB Steal 2nd Hit & Run Bunt   20%
Unused BA OBP SLG Power Baserunning Clutch SB Steal 2nd Hit & Run Bunt   5%
Unused BA OBP SLG Power Baserunning Clutch SB Steal 2nd Hit & Run Bunt   0%
Unused BA OBP SLG Power Baserunning Clutch SB Steal 2nd Hit & Run Bunt   25%

Pitching

Managers in recent years are including more pitchers on their roster than in previous years.  15 Batters and 10 pitchers used to be the standard, but today some managers have as many as 13 pitchers on their roster.  You’ll be able to select the depth or pitching on your roster by selecting  the Number of Pitchers to carry on active roster at the top of the Pitching tab.

Do you want to go with a 5 or 4 man rotation and do you want any of your pitchers to pitch on short rest?   The defacto standard used to be a 4 man rotation – now it is 5.  Just remember your pitcher Durability rating is reduced by 7 on short rest so you’ll need a deeper bullpen if you decide to go with a 4 man rotation.  You can select 4 or 5 man rotation at the Starting Rotation Size menu option.

Starting Rotatation Size: 5-Man Rotation 4-Man Rotation

Select Starting Rotation allows you to slot in your starting rotation and also check off if you want any of your pitchers to start on short rest.

Select Starting Rotation:
1.   Not Selected Greinke, ZackHapp, J.A.Matsuzaka, DaisukeWainwright, AdamWillis, DontrelleWolf, Randy
Start on short rest 
2.   Not Selected Greinke, ZackHapp, J.A.Matsuzaka, DaisukeWainwright, AdamWillis, DontrelleWolf, Randy
Start on short rest 
3.   Not Selected Greinke, ZackHapp, J.A.Matsuzaka, DaisukeWainwright, AdamWillis, DontrelleWolf, Randy
Start on short rest 
4.   Not Selected Greinke, ZackHapp, J.A.Matsuzaka, DaisukeWainwright, AdamWillis, DontrelleWolf, Randy
Start on short rest 
5.   Not Selected Greinke, ZackHapp, J.A.Matsuzaka, DaisukeWainwright, AdamWillis, DontrelleWolf, Randy
Start on short rest 

Sparky Anderson was nicknamed “Captain Hook”.  Here are your Managerial profile Early/Late hook options:

Early/Late hook:

Select the earliest inning to consider replacing the starting pitcher (unless he is tired earlier): 4th Inning 5th Inning 6th Inning 7th Inning
Select the endurance level at which you consider replacing the starting pitcher (unless he has “no stuff” earlier): 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Select the earliest inning to consider pinch-hitting for the starting pitcher (unless he is tired earlier): 3th Inning 4th Inning 5th Inning 6th Inning 7th Inning 8th Inning
Always pinch-hitting for the starting pitcher if his endurance is down to: Never 0 1 2 3 4 5

Always pinch-hitting for the starting pitcher if there are runners in scoring poisition and his endurance is down to: Never 0 1 2 3 4 5The bullpen settings allow enough flexibility for any era of bullpen tactics style you wish.Bullpen Settings:

Closer:   Not Selected Benoit, JoaquinBraddock, ZachMasset, NickPerez, ChrisSoriano, RafaelWheeler, DanWillis, Dontrelle

You are not required to specify a closer.

Closer Use: Allow Closer in 8th inning if rested Never use Closer before 9th inning

Setup Man:   Not Selected Benoit, JoaquinBraddock, ZachMasset, NickPerez, ChrisSoriano, RafaelWheeler, DanWillis, Dontrelle

You are not required to specify a setup man.

Setup Use: Allow Setup Man in 7th inning Never use Setup Man before 8th inning
 
 
Short Relievers:
Short Relievers will generally be used from the 6th inning on in close games. Specify any number up to four:
1.  Not Selected Benoit, JoaquinBraddock, ZachMasset, NickPerez, ChrisSoriano, RafaelWheeler, DanWillis, Dontrelle  3.  Not Selected Benoit, JoaquinBraddock, ZachMasset, NickPerez, ChrisSoriano, RafaelWheeler, DanWillis, Dontrelle
2.  Not Selected Benoit, JoaquinBraddock, ZachMasset, NickPerez, ChrisSoriano, RafaelWheeler, DanWillis, Dontrelle  4.  Not Selected Benoit, JoaquinBraddock, ZachMasset, NickPerez, ChrisSoriano, RafaelWheeler, DanWillis, Dontrelle
 
Long Relievers:
Long Relievers will be used when a reliever is needed in the 5th inning or earlier, or in extra innings. Specify any number up to three:
1.  Not Selected Benoit, JoaquinBraddock, ZachMasset, NickPerez, ChrisSoriano, RafaelWheeler, DanWillis, Dontrelle  3.  Not Selected Benoit, JoaquinBraddock, ZachMasset, NickPerez, ChrisSoriano, RafaelWheeler, DanWillis, Dontrelle
2.  Not Selected Benoit, JoaquinBraddock, ZachMasset, NickPerez, ChrisSoriano, RafaelWheeler, DanWillis, Dontrelle

Baserunning

Here you can set your Manager profile to be aggressive like Whitey Herzog or Joe Maddon or conservative like Earl Weaver.

Baserunning Aggressiveness:

Settings For Innings: 1-3 4-6 7-9+
Up 5+ runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Up 3-4 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Up 2 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Up 1 run: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Tied: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 1 run: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 2 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 3-4 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 5+ runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative

Stealing Aggressiveness:
Settings For Innings: 1-3 4-6 7-9+
Up 5+ runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Up 3-4 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Up 2 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Up 1 run: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Tied: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 1 run: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 2 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 3-4 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 5+ runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Stop stealing if up by: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Never


Defensive Throwing Aggressiveness:

Settings For Innings: 1-3 4-6 7-9+
Up 5+ runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Up 3-4 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Up 2 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Up 1 run: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Tied: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 1 run: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 2 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 3-4 runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative
Down 5+ runs: Super Aggressive Very Aggressive Aggressive Slightly Aggressive Normal Slightly Conservative Conservative Very Conservative Super Conservative

Bunting

Eschew or advocate the sacrifice or suicide squeeze bunt?   You can choose different selections for different base and out situations.

Sacrifice/Squeeze Bunt

A sacrifice bunt situation is any situation where there is a runner on 1st or 2nd and less than 2 outs. The computer manager will never bunt when not in a bunting situation.
 Use defaults       Customize

Situation: Runner on 1st Runners on 1st and 2nd Runner on 2nd Suicide Squeeze No Outs 1 Out

Bunt Frequency (in bunting siutations)
Name Rating vs Left vs Right
Ryan Braun F DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Michael Cuddyer F DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Jack Cust F DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Travis Hafner F DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Jon Jay B DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Chipper Jones F DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Victor Martinez F DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Cameron Maybin D DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Jorge Posada F DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Martin Prado C DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Albert Pujols F DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Edgar Renteria C DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Brendan Ryan A DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Freddy Sanchez B DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Skip Schumaker C DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Jason Varitek F DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Rickie Weeks F DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever
Dewayne Wise D DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever DefaultAlwaysFrequently50-50SometimesRarelyNever

Pinch Hit/Run

Decide which players on your roster are eligible to be pinch hit or pinch run for.

Allow the player to be removed for:
Name Pinch Hitter Pinch Runner
Ryan Braun NoYes NoYes
Michael Cuddyer NoYes NoYes
Jack Cust NoYes NoYes
Travis Hafner NoYes NoYes
Jon Jay NoYes NoYes
Chipper Jones NoYes NoYes
Victor Martinez NoYes NoYes
Cameron Maybin NoYes NoYes
Jorge Posada NoYes NoYes
Martin Prado NoYes NoYes
Albert Pujols NoYes NoYes
Edgar Renteria NoYes NoYes
Brendan Ryan NoYes NoYes
Freddy Sanchez NoYes NoYes
Skip Schumaker NoYes NoYes
Jason Varitek NoYes NoYes
Rickie Weeks NoYes NoYes
Dewayne Wise NoYes NoYes

If you manage like Joe Maddon who lead the AL in pinch hitting appearances from 2008-2010, you’ll want to select Very Frequent or Frequent for Pinch Hit Frequency.

Pinch Hitting:

Earliest inning to pinch hit for a positional player: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+

Pinch Hit Frequency (non-pitchers): Very Frequent Frequent Average Less Frequent Rarely Never
In tie games: Never sacrifice defense Only sacrifice defense if runner is in scoring position Always choose best offensive matchup
When ahead by 1 run: Never sacrifice defense Only sacrifice defense if runner is in scoring position Always choose best offensive matchup

Pinch Running:
Earliest inning to pinch run: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+
Players to pinch run for: Baserunning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and slower.
Players to pinch run with: Baserunning 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 and faster.
Pinch runner must be at least 1 2 3 4 5 faster than the player he is replacing.
In tie games: Never sacrifice defense Only sacrifice defense if runner is in scoring position Use pinch runners regardless of defense.
When ahead by 1 run: Never sacrifice defense Only sacrifice defense if runner is in scoring position Use pinch runners regardless of defense.

Defense

Defensive Positioning
Set up your guidelines for when to play the infield in (or just corners in) in various situations.

 Use defaults       Customize

Situation: Runner on 3rd Runners on 1st and 3rd Runners on 2nd and 3rd Bases Loaded No Outs 1 Out

Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  or later
Ahead by 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9+  run(s) or less
OR behind by  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9+  run(s) or less
Play the infield: In Corners In, SS & 2B Back Back

Defensive Substitutions:
Earliest inning to use defensive substitution: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+
Use defensive sub if ahead by at least 0 1 2 3 Never but not if ahead by more than 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Always
Consider replacing any player that has:
Range of: B+ B C+ C D F  or worse.
Error Rating of: 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95  or less.
OF with arm of: 0 1 2 3 4  or worse.
C with arm of: 0 1 2 3 4  or worse.

Defensive Evaluation

Choose how you evaluate defense at each position. All of your preferences must add up to 100% for each position.
Position: C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF
Unused Range Error Rating Arm DP Pivot PB rating Pitcher Handling   60%
Unused Range Error Rating Arm DP Pivot PB rating Pitcher Handling   10%
Unused Range Error Rating Arm DP Pivot PB rating Pitcher Handling   10%
Unused Range Error Rating Arm DP Pivot PB rating Pitcher Handling   10%
Unused Range Error Rating Arm DP Pivot PB rating Pitcher Handling   10%

Position Offfense/Defense Balance

Choose how you evaluate the relative importance of defense vs offense at each position.
Position Offense   Defense
C 40%   60%
1B 60%   40%
2B 50%   50%
3B 50%   50%
SS 50%   50%
LF 60%   40%
CF 40%   60%
RF 60%   40%
 
So there you have it.  Lots of options to customize your DYNASTY League Baseball Online Manager profile with even more options to come.  Let us know what you think by sending in your comments.

The case of the missing Scouting Report player ratings in today’s analytic Baseball world


If you’ve read the annual THE SCOUTING REPORT or THE SCOUTING NOTEBOOK that Harper & Row, STATS Inc., and The Sporting News published from 1983-2006 you know just how in-depth the scouting reports were that evaluated player “tools”.

THE SCOUTING NOTEBOOK

Unfortunately those publications are no longer published and while Baseball Prospectus is a great read, it doesn’t completely replace the detailed scouting reports that THE SCOUTING REPORT and THE SCOUTING NOTEBOOK provided.  Yes, we have stats and lots of them.  Baseball statistics have never been as accessbile as they are now.   It was a totally different Baseball world in 1982 when the first Bill James Baseball Abstract was published for national distribution and the Elias Sports Bureau tried to claim Baseball statistics as it’s own private domain.

There never has been a Baseball publication that provided player ratings like the incredible Rick Barry Pro Basketball Scouting Report, but perhaps DYNASTY League Baseball is the closest thing to it for Baseball in terms of providing Major League Baseball player rating grades.

A tremendous amount of effort goes into the creation of the DYNASTY League Baseball season player ratings to give you the best possible replication of a players strengths and weaknesses.   I’ve been rating and grading players for 27 years for not only each season player card set for Pursue the Pennant and DYNASTY League Baseball since the 1984 season, but also several past seasons including 1957, 1967, 1970-1974, 1982 and three Greatest Teams sets from 1906-1988.   That’s about 35, 000 different players and when you multiply that times about a dozen or so player ratings per player that comes to almost 500,000 individual player ratings.  OK, Dan Treuden has been helping rate the pitchers for quite a few years, but still that is a lot of players and player ratings to evaluate!

You can now find almost of these player ratings easily accesible at: DYNASTYLeagueBaseball.com

Most player ratings are based on a 1-10 scale or A-F including A+, B+ and C+ (Error ratings go from 5-100) to give you a broad spectrum of ratings and precise statistical accuracy using historical scales.  The player ratings are derived from thoroughly researched and tested formulas and computer calculations. 

In some cases though, you simply can’t devise a formula that will take all factors into account.  Defensive Range ratings are a good example.  If you only used a players zone rating (UZR), you would come up with many misleading ratings simply because this defensive metric doesn’t account for variables such as the vagaries of the scorer’s zone judgement, the adjacent fielder, how hard the ball is hit, size of the outfield and defensive shifts.  There isn’t any single defensive metric that is reliable enough to be used alone to assign defensive range ratings.  That’s why it is important to look at more than one defensive metric and use “old school” scouting reports as a cross check.  In the case of DYNASTY League Baseball, the primary defensive metrics used are Bill James Range factor, John Dewan’s Baseball Bible plus minus and Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR).

It’s this kind of effort combined with the foremost knowledge and insight into the game that makes DYNASTY League Baseball’s player ratings the most realistic of any baseball simulation.