[quote]Originally posted by DHS23:
<strong>When does a top prospect stop being a top prospect in terms of major league playing time?
I was recently offered a trade by another league member in which he was saying a player on the top prospect list was better than one that wasn't on it, when the player that wasn't on it was younger, had better talent ratings, and better defense. I explained to him the reason he isn't considered a top prospect was because he had major league playing time already. Yet when talking to another friend about this, he informed me that the had a top prospect with 361 ABs, in fact it's his top prospect.
Here's the evidence: <a href="http://sportplanet.com/sbb/mlb1966/html/team24pr.htm" target="_blank">Friend's top prospects</a> (note L. Lee)
<a href="http://sportplanet.com/sbb/mlb1966/html/1165.htm" target="_blank">Lee's player page</a>
<a href="http://www.gamershomepage.com/fbbl/team21pr.htm" target="_blank">My top prospects</a>
<a href="http://www.gamershomepage.com/fbbl/1830.htm" target="_blank">Sean Burrough's player page</a>
Note on my top prospect page Rudy Wegner (3B). This is the player another GM was trying to say was better than Burroughs.
So why wouldn't Burroughs be considered a top prospect, who is better than Wegner?</strong><hr></blockquote>
The answer is because of the scouts. The listed ratings and talents are very erratic (on purpose) when using scouts, and I would assume that Burroughs is really not as good as any of the others on that top 10 prospect list. By this I mean I'd trust the top 10 list more than the scouts opinion on Burroughs player page.