Broken Bat - Help: Age or Rough Start to Season?

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#66627	06/26/2019 3:18:57 pm	May 22nd, 2041
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals III.2	Ruff has been a very good pitcher throughout his career and was also an All-Star last season. Can anyone help me figure out why he's doing so poorly this season? He's 32, but he didn't have a huge drop in skills this past off-season.

#66634	06/26/2019 7:05:55 pm	May 25th, 2041
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	This is probably the most challenging parts of the game. Did the guy fall off a cliff, or just small sample size. One thing to consider with any 30+ year old player is that the accuracy of the decline is not 100%. A sub-level drop of .8 points might look like a drop of 0. Its hard to say with Ruff. His numbers aren't horribly off from last year. He did visibly decline, so I would expect to see some decline. He is having a really bad year for hits, but maybe that is just small sample size? Reality is probably some where in the middle. He is probably much worse than last year, but not as bad as his numbers look (His K/BB ratio is still pretty strong). I would venture he can get his ERA back to the low-mid 4.00s by the end of the season if you keep him starting. Probably not the super star he has been, but still probably worth keeping in the rotation for this season at least.