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Originally Posted by mikev
Even following injuries and even with old age.
Talent should be looked at as the ceiling for a player's ability throughout his entire career. Ratings should be what the player is currently capable of doing.
Age and injury history should be things that you should take into consideration as a GM. Does that 34 year old pitcher with a 10 stuff talent but only a 6 rating still have something left, or is he going to continue to decline as he gets up in age? Does your star center fielder stand a chance at returning to his 10 in power even though his rating dropped to a 7 after he broke his arm?
IMO, it's fairly rare that a player's actual talent, that is the maximum performance that they are capable of, drops. Really other than Chuck Knoblauch I can't think of another guy off the top of my head who just stopped being a good player.
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Mark Wohlers is the first that comes to mind. Rick Ankiel is another. Usually when a player just stops being a good player it is more psychological than anything else, but it does happen. In these cases the talent did not diminish but their current skill did take quite a big hit. Both stuck around for a while afterward, with teams hoping they could regain their dominant forms.
Given the current player model though in OOTP, I am not sure how the program could make sure the talent did not exceed a certain value other than talent. Then we would have to answer the question of wanting a hidden talent rating (call it something else if you like) to accomodate the gap between the current rating and potential rating to set the new ceiling.
Or do you have another idea how the ceiling for players should be set so that not all players reach their true potential?