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Its such a grey area. A lot of the fun of actually playing OOTP is that the brilliant in nearly everything prospect still might not pan out.
Converting minor league stats into major league stats is likewise nearly impossible. How many times have we seen a team call up a career minor leaguer who has been hitting 25-30 HR a year in the PCL only to watch them bat a paltry sub .200 and show no power at all? Or see some prospect called up who was putting up sketchy numbers in AA and really shines?
When I've done a roster, I don't so much worry about coming up with some foolproof system for how the prospects will do. If you can do that you should be doing it for a living. Concentrate instead on the overall feel of the system. Don't give anyone without major league experience better than backup ratings. Make sure any reasonably touted prospect has at least an outside shot to suceed, and most of all, don't pump up the 29 year old guy who has been kicking around in A too high.
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