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Originally Posted by BIG Irish
I think you're missing what he's saying. He's getting his players from INTERNATIONAL scouting. Is anyone else getting multiple players rated 60+ from international scouting? Most of the guys my scouts turn up are rated 20-30 OVR. I just assumed that they were rated low and would possibly develop well beyond what was expected.
What kind of players are you finding overseas?
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I'm finding all kinds of awesome players overseas. Last season, on the stretch drive to what turned out to be a 100-win season and world championship, I found a 25-year old pitcher from Cuba who came up to the majors after about a month in AAA. He was 4-3 down the stretch. In his second season, he went 24-6. Now, that's kind of a cool storyline-- Cuban defector signs and becomes an instant star.
I'm in season six of my sim. In those six years, I have signed four grade-A prospect starting pitchers-- two from Japan, one from Cuba and one from Mexico. The Cuban pitcher I mentioned above. One of the Japanese pitchers excelled in long relief for my big league club at age 23. The other one had a very good season at AAA, but is only 21. The Mexican guy shredded AAA to the tune of 10 K/9, 16-5 ERA at age 22. His ratings, I believe, are 14/10/15, potential ratings 16/15/15 or something like that. All four have OVR potential ratings over 60.
I have acquired three awesome first basemen-- one is from the Dominican and is the #1 rated prospect in MLB. I signed him at age 16. He is now 20 and crushed AA last year. I have a platoon of blue-chip first basemen at AAA-- a left-handed hitter from Canada and a right-handed hitter from Mexico. Both guys already have contact ratings above 15. The Mexican guy probably has higher upside. I called him up to the big leagues in August and made him the starter. He hit .350 the rest of the way. The Canadian guy is no slouch either-- he hit .350 with a .450 OBP in AAA.
You want middle infielders? I signed one guy out of Mexico who made my MLB roster as a 21-year old after a few years in the minors. He put up a .900 OPS in part-time duty. Oh, and he plays five positions. A pretty useful player, to say the least.
Then there's my Canadian closer at AAA who put up 44 K's, 2 BB at age 21. Throw in the top picks from my drafts over the years and my farm system is completely out of control. Every team except my rookie league team crushed its competition mercilessly.
I have no "foreign" leagues operating, so Japan, the Dominican, Mexico, etc. are extremely fertile territory for finding these types of players. I think tweaking the player creation modifiers for international players may help. I'll give that a shot.