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OOTP 14 - General Discussions Discuss the new 2013 version of Out of the Park Baseball here! |
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Bat Boy
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 12
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Prospects' Potential
I'm at the trade deadline and I'm in rebuilding mode. I have a question regarding prospect potential ratings. While I understand a player's potential rating can fluctuate based on the most recent scouting, I am wondering if there is a mistake as to what I am currently seeing.
The #1 prospect in the Top 100 list currently has a potential rating of just 2 stars. The #6 overall prospect has a 0.5 star potential rating. And the trend continues. I do understand that ratings fluctuate, and that you can change the scouting accuracy. I like to play with the accuracy as is so it has that unpredictability like real life. But considering their placement on the Top 100 Prospects list, shouldn't they maintain a fairly high potential rating? I feel like you should feel confident in trading for a prospect in the Top 10 but I'm hesitant to trade for the #6 overall prospect when he has a 0.5 potential rating. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Toronto
Posts: 9,162
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There are two possibilities:
- your scout is right. If you generate the BA prospect list 'annually', it's possible that the no. 1 overall prospect has lost potential since Opening Day. Maybe your scout has noticed that; - your scout is wrong. Especially if it's a new league (in its first season), your scouting reports might be quite inaccurate; they get better the more chances your scout has to see a player. Or maybe your scout isn't very good, or you aren't spending enough on scouting to get good reports. So it depends a lot on your settings. But of course the kind of uncertainty you're seeing here is what makes the game interesting! |
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 16,842
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An additional question I think needs asked here. Is your prospect list set to Annual or Dynamic? Just checking. A few more questions may follow, but IL's already covered the likelihoods well.
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Bat Boy
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 12
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I'm playing as the Phillies in year 2 with Marti Wolever as my scout who has the following ratings:
Scout Majors: Good Scout Minors: Good International: Good Amateurs: Excellent I also turned down my International Scouting to 7% and increased my Minor League to 28% and Amateur to 37%. My prospect list is set to Annually. What is the difference between Annually and Dynamic and what effect will it have? And I do enjoy the uncertainty! But something feels off when a player that highly regarded on the prospect list is viewed that poorly by my scout who has good ratings. Thank you both for your help! |
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All Star Reserve
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 791
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I think dynamic list is that the top 100 is always updated. |
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Bat Boy
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 8
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Dynamic fixes this; The reason that a player with a half star rating is on the top 100 prospects on annual mode is because if a team purchases a player from another league that was a top prospect in that other league then it carries over its prospect ranking even if it is a very low rating. I dont know if this makes sense to any of you, I'm awful with words but I hope this helps
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