Keep in mind that ratings are compared to positions. You could only really compare ARod and Wright, and I'm not sure the gap is anything at all if Wright bounces back to the 15-25 HR level with outstanding defense.
Since Pedroia is a 2B, his rating is compared to other 2B.
Features as I think of them:
- Updated ratings for the 2010 season including fielding based on UZR and other fielding metrics (love me some UZR, but it can be a bit biased), hitting numbers based on projection systems
- Top 30 prospects and top 100 league prospects, rated in proper BA order, with full scouting reports
- Completely accurate pitch speed and types for pitchers who have pitched at least one inning in MLB
- Edited personality ratings for any active player who has played a game in MLB
- Edited injury ratings for any active player who has played a game in MLB
- Stadiums including dimensions, capacity and park effects for any ballpark in major or minor league baseball
- Full coaching staffs for major and minor league teams
- Accurate uniform numbers for MLB rosters
- Accurate rosters/players at the proper levels to start for minor league teams as of the end of 2009/start of 2010
This will be the second release:
- Every minor leaguer fully rated for fielding, hitting, pitching (and pitch types as I have scouting reports for them, if they were in a BA top 30 group in the last 5 years, I have them) --- most of them have already been done, but for guys who played their first year and weren't in a top 30 this year, will have rough ratings until I hit this in the next few weeks after release
- Draft pool for the 2010 class --- in my sim league, we added around 300-400 2009 draft prospects. Planning on doing the same for the file.