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The Umpire Strikes Back - Frequently Asked Questions

What do the grades map to in current numbers

A:See 85-100Player (A-:Ratings 85-89, A: 90-94, A+ 95-100)
B: 70-84 (B-: 70-74, B: 75-79, B+ 80-84)
C: 55-69 (C-: 55-59, C: 60-64, C+ 65-69)
D: 40-54 (D-: 40-44, D: 45-49, D+ 50-54)
E: 1-39

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How are position changes different?

TheyYou can now behave donea immediatelyplayer insteadchange ofpositions havingat any time, with some restrictions, once per year, and automatic position changes due to waitplaying until next season.
The impact to potentials has been reduced to allow more fluid position changes.
Non-catchers cantime no longer behappen. changedFind toour catcher,more anddetails left-throwingat playersPlaying cannotout be changed to 2B, SS, 3B.
Players will only changeof position through using the Position Change tool on the player card, and will no longer change automatically from playing time.

Note - Position changes to an easier& position have always hurt actuals in the short-term, and improved potentials. In the past, that happened at the flip, and the change to actuals was obscured by young players developing at the same time. We did not change how this is calculated, but changing in the middle of the season will now make actuals more clearly go down, before they go back up.changes.

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

Read more about Sim Models

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

No,Not potentialsnecessarily, but they could be in some circumstances. Potentials are scouteddefined at the time of player creationcreation, inand leaguesyou withsee them based on the league scouting on, and unscouted in leagues with scouting off.setting.

What ratings are included in Pitcherthe fieldingsummary overalls?

Noteratings that for pitchers, fielding includes HR, RA, GL,(Overall and AR;Potential)?See all other positions, it's just RA, GL, AR.
https://help.csfbl.com/wiki/83/player-ratings-overview.