I think I know what he is talking about. I believe it is about the stars relative to what league. For example, I just started my manager career and managing AA ball. These players all have 1 star (compared to major league). However, if I use the scout on my team, I get ratings relative to the AA league, and get more diverse results (star ratings compared to league). This is currently only available in the "scout reports" > "Current rating relative to".
I did a search and found this was discussed for OOTP 2006, not sure what happened to it at the end:
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ating+relative
Since I am managing a non-major league team, it is best not to be comparing to the major league level in the "line up" page. Everyone having 1 star is totally meaningless. A fix would be helpful for minor league management purposes.