
Massively Underperformed Pythagorean W-L
Only started playing OOTP about a month ago (played FM forever), so forgive me if I'm missing something important. Point is, the team was predicted to finish first in the division and on Sep. 29th we've officially been eliminated from playoff contention, underperforming the pythagorean win-loss by -9.
Team has 6th best runs scored and BA, 7th in defensive efficiency, and 3rd in ERA. Not a single pitcher in my bullpen has a FIP over 100. I have 3 really great young hitters that are carrying the team, and about 2 years before they start getting big arbitration money so I want to at least make the playoffs before I have to start trading them away.
Did the RNG just get me this season? Is this a classic initiation to the game or am I doing something massively wrong?