When identifying players who will or won't develop, I have found that you have to remember your scouting director is not always right, especially if you botched the negotiations and ended up with someone with less than an Excellent rating. (I'm assuming you play with coaches/scouts enabled.)
Always simulate the minors, and keep your eye on minor league stats. And don't be afraid to take a chance on a 24-year-old with a 4 rating if you have a hole and don't have many better options. Give him 40 games to prove your scount's wrong anytime you can afford it. You never know; I've had a few guys fool my scouting director and end up as productive players when he said they'd be bums. And if he turns out to be a turkey, hey, you didn't lose much by trying. The lesson, though, is that scouting is usually accurate, but actual PERFORMANCE is a better scout than whomever you hired.
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