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Originally Posted by FantasyDrafter
Dev focus and lab is cosmetic as currently implemented (hard lab programs can move the needle a bit). Theoretically I think it could be a great idea.
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This is just wrong. Dev focus may be a marginal effect but the dev lab as currently implemented is a game changer. Calling it "cosmetic" because you can't reliably turn a junk player into a superstar is nuts, you can make very real upgrades in players to push along their development or cover their weaknesses. Even without using hard programs, the lab can turn a corner outfielder into a passable center fielder, or a not quite good enough second baseman into a gold glove second baseman. I don't think the secondary pitch improvement program is rated as hard either, and you can use that on your ace to give him a solid chance of bumping his Stuff, depending on what his pitch mix looks like.
If you think the dev lab is "cosmetic", you're using it wrong, or expecting too much. You're not going to add 20 points of OVR with it but you can make palpable improvements to your team if you know what you're doing.