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owyatt · 01-13-2010, 09:38 AM

I am having a problem understanding the prospect ratings. I'll use Chris Tillman as an example. He is one of the top pitching prospects in baseball (in real life) but when I look at his profile it shows he has a potential rating of just two stars. When I open his "scouting report" tab, it shows that on 4-5-2009 one report had his potential rating at five stars and on 4-4-09 J. Jordan (who I am assuming is my scout) had him at 3 stars. So if one report has him at 3 stars and the other at 5, where does the 2 star potential rating come from?

Another example is Cliff Flagello, who has never been nearly as much of a big time prospect as Tillman, has a potential rating of 5 stars on his profile, but when you look in his scouting report it shows that on 4-5-2009 he had one potential rating of 1/2 of a star, and on 4-4-09 J. Jordan ranked him as a 5 star prospect. How can one report see him as not a prospect at all, and another see him as a 5 star guy?

I understand that prospects rise and fall over a period of time, but I just started my season (the season date is 4-6). Should I just pay attention to what they do on the field as opposed to the potential ratings?

01-13-2010, 09:38 AM	#1
owyatt Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6	Prospects rating questions I am having a problem understanding the prospect ratings. I'll use Chris Tillman as an example. He is one of the top pitching prospects in baseball (in real life) but when I look at his profile it shows he has a potential rating of just two stars. When I open his "scouting report" tab, it shows that on 4-5-2009 one report had his potential rating at five stars and on 4-4-09 J. Jordan (who I am assuming is my scout) had him at 3 stars. So if one report has him at 3 stars and the other at 5, where does the 2 star potential rating come from? Another example is Cliff Flagello, who has never been nearly as much of a big time prospect as Tillman, has a potential rating of 5 stars on his profile, but when you look in his scouting report it shows that on 4-5-2009 he had one potential rating of 1/2 of a star, and on 4-4-09 J. Jordan ranked him as a 5 star prospect. How can one report see him as not a prospect at all, and another see him as a 5 star guy? I understand that prospects rise and fall over a period of time, but I just started my season (the season date is 4-6). Should I just pay attention to what they do on the field as opposed to the potential ratings?