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uptownupton · 04-09-2012, 05:07 PM

First of all, I love the game. It's awesome.

That said, I'm an absolute baseball geek and would love to be able to give input on some player ratings. There are a few player rating edits I'd love to see, or else, I'd just love the ability to edit player ratings.

1. Bryce Harper's potential contact and power. Scouts have almost unanimously given Harper a true 80 grade for power. This almost never happens. He should have the best power potential on the game, at least on par with Stanton. His contact potential, however, is too high (70/80) and should be 60-65.

2. Desmond Jennings eye potential is too low (55/80). He has the same rating as Elvis Andrus. Andrus has a career walk rate of 8.5%. Jennings walked 11% as a rookie and was right about that mark in the minors. If anything, he will improve on that rate with more experience. His potential should be minimum 60/80, possibly 65/80.

3. Same as above for Jason Heyward. His potential is 60/80, but his advanced approach for such a young player should warrant a 65/80 at least. He walked at a 14.6% clip as a rookie, then regressed to 11.2% during his poor sophomore season. Based on his minor league track record, he should get back to that ~15% mark.

4. Joey Votto's contact rating/potential is too low at 65/80. A career .313 hitter should warrant a 70/80 grade.

5. Joe Mauer should have a 70/80 gap rating and a 40/80 power rating. His current ratings are 60/80 gap and 50/80 power. He won't hit 20+ and probably won't hit 15+ HRs again, but he will hit 40 doubles again.

6. Matt Kemp's contact rating is too high. He's a career .294 hitter who had a great .324 average last year. However, he also had the highest BABIP (.380) of his career. 28 points higher than his career average. He's more of a .294 hitter than a .320 hitter. Not good enough for a 70/80 grade.

Lastly, I've simmed through a few seasons with different teams and multiple times Jurickson Profar and Miguel Sano have absolutely bombed and become total bums. Not sure what's happening, but it's frustrating. Along those lines, I think Sano should get a power potential bump. I've seen him rated in the 70 range by multiple scouts.

04-09-2012, 05:07 PM	#1
uptownupton Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 5	Player Rating Adjustments and Prospects First of all, I love the game. It's awesome. That said, I'm an absolute baseball geek and would love to be able to give input on some player ratings. There are a few player rating edits I'd love to see, or else, I'd just love the ability to edit player ratings. 1. Bryce Harper's potential contact and power. Scouts have almost unanimously given Harper a true 80 grade for power. This almost never happens. He should have the best power potential on the game, at least on par with Stanton. His contact potential, however, is too high (70/80) and should be 60-65. 2. Desmond Jennings eye potential is too low (55/80). He has the same rating as Elvis Andrus. Andrus has a career walk rate of 8.5%. Jennings walked 11% as a rookie and was right about that mark in the minors. If anything, he will improve on that rate with more experience. His potential should be minimum 60/80, possibly 65/80. 3. Same as above for Jason Heyward. His potential is 60/80, but his advanced approach for such a young player should warrant a 65/80 at least. He walked at a 14.6% clip as a rookie, then regressed to 11.2% during his poor sophomore season. Based on his minor league track record, he should get back to that ~15% mark. 4. Joey Votto's contact rating/potential is too low at 65/80. A career .313 hitter should warrant a 70/80 grade. 5. Joe Mauer should have a 70/80 gap rating and a 40/80 power rating. His current ratings are 60/80 gap and 50/80 power. He won't hit 20+ and probably won't hit 15+ HRs again, but he will hit 40 doubles again. 6. Matt Kemp's contact rating is too high. He's a career .294 hitter who had a great .324 average last year. However, he also had the highest BABIP (.380) of his career. 28 points higher than his career average. He's more of a .294 hitter than a .320 hitter. Not good enough for a 70/80 grade. Lastly, I've simmed through a few seasons with different teams and multiple times Jurickson Profar and Miguel Sano have absolutely bombed and become total bums. Not sure what's happening, but it's frustrating. Along those lines, I think Sano should get a power potential bump. I've seen him rated in the 70 range by multiple scouts.