I'm with you! Every single year I'm rated in the top 900 of the game (minus last year because I didn't play that much because the game sucked), and now I cannot hit to save my life. The PCI is there, like it has always been, it's just not letting me make consistent strong contact unless the freaking dot is in the middle of the ball. I'm usually at least 70 to 80 games over 500 and right now I'm 17 and 11, and can't win more than 2 in a row. And i'm not even playing in the 800-900 range like I usually am, against good players. I used to go on 15 game winning streaks, and now am struggling to get 2 in a row. There are a bunch of really good streamers that feel this way as well.
I didn't all of a sudden get bad at the game, when I make World Series all the time... but at this pace it doesn't look like I'm going to sniff World Series this year. I don't even care about the exit velocity being nerfed, I'm strictly talking about decent contact when the PCI is there. Perfect/perfect's are constantly lined out the outfielder or infield when it does finally give you strong contact. It is unplayable, for me at least, right now. And when I do win, it's usually like 3-2 or 4-3 games...when I used to mercy so many of my opponents. I mean I've beaten top 50 guys a few times over the last 5-6 years. I believe I have a winning record against them actually. I can only remember 1 loss vs a top 50 player, and at least 3 wins.
I'm not saying I'm great, but I am/was a pretty good player that is now playing like absolute garbage, struggling to get out of the 600s. It was rare as hell that I lost games below 700.... now I am 17-11 playing in the 0 -600 range, vs people who single me to death with bs contact, while my pci is all over the ball, and I can't buy a freaking hit or run.
I played YourFriendKyle a few years back, and lost 11 to 9 vs him when I was ranked in the high 900s in RS, and ranked in the top 600 players that year, so I know how to hit really well......at least I did know how to hit. I am lost this year.