Coors Field

[HoustonGM]

Considering this year especially, Coors Field is less of a hitter's paradise than it used to be. Of course, there's no doubt that the park definitely greatly helps hitters. However, it's effects have lessened lately. Now, for my rosters, I'm not sure what to do. Should I artifically lower the home run effects (as its currently at 186, where 100 is average) by extending the outfield fences? Should I leave it how it is and risk players like Matt Holliday and Garrett Atkins hitting 50 home runs?

I'd love to hear your input.

[ohms_law]

you can also directly input a vaue for the park's home run effect.

[HoustonGM]

Does that value stay put though?

[ohms_law]

...I believe it does.

[HoustonGM]

Hm...if I can get confirmation from Clay that it definitely takes the inputted stadium effects into account, than I can make some nice park effects, I think. :p

[HoustonGM]

Cool. Just got confirmation.

Well, now, this leads me to another question - anybody have any sites that have good breakdowns of a stadium's park factors?

[coloradoexpress]

Rk Park Name Runs HR H 2B 3B BB
1 Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City) 1.158 0.985 1.114 1.163 1.473 1.118
2 Chase Field (Phoenix) 1.142 1.343 1.100 1.096 1.679 1.072
3 Coors Field (Denver) 1.137 1.153 1.126 0.987 1.273 1.072
4 Great American (Cincinnati) 1.120 1.213 1.024 0.905 0.403 1.068
5 Rogers Centre (Toronto) 1.080 1.301 1.033 1.004 1.975 0.933
6 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) 1.073 1.220 1.038 1.033 0.524 1.166
7 Ameriquest Field (Arlington) 1.066 1.084 1.023 1.115 0.758 1.016
8 Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia) 1.054 1.160 1.015 1.044 0.705 0.960
9 Wrigley Field (Chicago) 1.053 1.210 1.006 1.074 1.260 0.886
10 Fenway Park (Boston) 1.043 0.735 1.057 1.395 0.969 0.930
11 U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago) 1.029 1.280 0.995 0.912 0.626 1.091
12 PNC Park (Pittsburgh) 1.033 0.855 1.126 1.293 1.035 0.981
13 Minute Maid Park (Houston) 1.021 1.162 0.987 0.975 1.196 0.970
14 Miller Park (Milwaukee) 1.015 1.049 0.949 0.980 1.462 1.100
15 Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg) 1.025 1.159 0.964 0.942 1.803 1.075
16 AT&T Park (San Francisco) 1.010 0.687 0.982 1.083 1.096 1.021
17 Camden Yards (Baltimore) 0.986 1.215 1.024 0.862 0.556 0.919
18 Metrodome (Minneapolis) 0.983 0.842 0.977 0.951 1.620 0.808
19 Jacobs Field (Cleveland) 0.974 0.868 0.959 0.987 0.771 1.100
20 Turner Field (Atlanta) 0.952 0.915 1.031 1.010 0.780 0.904
21 McAfee Coliseum (Oakland) 0.936 0.854 0.985 1.089 0.962 0.913
22 RFK Stadium (Washington) 0.948 0.878 0.955 0.865 1.320 0.865
23 Busch Stadium (St. Louis) 0.946 0.866 0.970 0.890 0.751 1.028
24 Comerica Park (Detroit) 0.943 0.784 0.990 0.935 1.080 1.004
25 Shea Stadium (Flushing) 0.906 0.886 0.936 1.003 0.806 1.037
26 Dolphin Stadium (Miami) 0.902 0.899 0.936 0.962 1.372 1.078
27 Yankee Stadium (Bronx) 0.888 1.033 0.921 0.941 0.484 0.952
28 Angel Stadium (Anaheim) 0.896 0.773 1.021 0.966 0.857 0.941
29 Safeco Field (Seattle) 0.877 0.879 0.889 0.890 0.846 1.073
30 PETCO Park (San Diego) 0.859 0.985 0.901 0.761 1.005 1.018

[coloradoexpress]

Sorry, this didn't post very well...it can be found at ESPN.com.

[HoustonGM]

Yeah, I found them on my own. Thanks though!

[TheNamelessPoet]

DON"T MESS WITH THE STADIUM!!! Can we just soak the ball sin the game as well :)

[HoustonGM]

I'm going to redo all the park effects for each stadium.

[FRENCHREDSOX]

Hope this helps also, these are the 2006 minor league park factors

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/oracle/discussion/minor_league_park_factors_2006/

[HoustonGM]

Hope this helps also, these are the 2006 minor league park factors

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/oracle/discussion/minor_league_park_factors_2006/
Well, there's no minor league stadiums, and it'd take entirely too lnog to adjust each minor league based on park factors.

[FRENCHREDSOX]

Well, there's no minor league stadiums, and it'd take entirely too lnog to adjust each minor league based on park factors.

It was only an extra bit of info that could have been useful (or not as the case maybe);:)

[SirKodiak]

Minor league stadium ratings should be helpful in trying to take minor league numbers and project them into MLB numbers.

[HoustonGM]

Minor league stadium ratings should be helpful in trying to take minor league numbers and project them into MLB numbers.
It would be, but I relaly don't have the time to do that...:(