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The Umpire Strikes Back - Frequently Asked Questions

What do the grades map to in current numbers

See Player Ratings (overview).

How are position changes different?

You can now have a player change positions at any time, with some restrictions, once per year, and automatic position changes due to playing time no longer happen. Find our more details at Playing out of position & position changes.

How do the overall ratings vary depending on the era the league is playing in?

See Sim Models.

The potentials that we see, are they the same with league scouting on and league scouting off?

Not necessarily, but they could be in some circumstances. Potentials are defined at the time of player creation, and you see them based on the league scouting setting.

What ratings are included in the summary ratings (Overall and Potential)?

See Player Ratings (Overview).

Why did you remove R/L from the UI?

The R/L (Righty/Lefty) rating still exists and is used in gameplay, but it is now a hidden rating. We believe that making it not visibile presents an easier to understand gameplay and puts the value of platooning into the hands of owners who want to take the time to research data and find (and benefit from) the outliers, rather than making it available to anyone without putting the effort in

I had full scouting before the change, and no scouting no, but ratings changed. Why?

There are situations where you see ratings change slightly. This happens for one main reason: the old "full scouting" wasn't necessarily 100% accurate. Often, yes, but not always, and not quite predictably. We've always said the old scouting system was broken and needed to be fixed