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Originally Posted by forgivy
Markus, Something I would really like to see is pitcher stamina being able to be increased over the course of seasons. As it is now, it is virtually impossible to take a closer (ex. Aroldis Chapman) and make him into a starting pitcher due to the stamina ratings not changing as he would pitch more and more innings each year.
Player Development- As of now I think player development is almost spot on but one thing that I really seem to have always had a problem with is AAA starting pitching. Usually no matter how good or how high the potential of the pitcher is, when he gets to AAA, he along with all of my other pitchers in AAA have horrible ERA's. Every now and then there is an exception but it just seems much different from every other level. Also maybe I just suck at developing starting pitchers but it seems like 90% of starting pitchers are very good until double A and then they just go to AAA to die or they for the most part fizzle out unlike hitters. I almost give up on drafting pitchers in the first round of drafts due to the fact hitters seem like so much more of sure things. I could be doing something wrong but I have had this problem for years.
Player Scouting- In the draft, any player with a possible 80 potential if you check the scouting report basically says they are going to be a future start. I get that there is a lot of great talent that does end up busting in real life, but what about some sure things like Bryce Harper or Stephen Strasburg? I would like to see some actual more realistic scouting reports on players in the draft. Just because the player has 80 potential doesn't mean it has to say he is going to be a future star. If that is the case there is way to many future stars. It should maybe be something like the top 5 picks would have different reports then the next 10-15 could be grouped together. Something of that sort, hopefully you get the idea.
Playing with Stats only leagues- This is something that i have never personally done but I think I am going to do it with the release of ootp14. One thing that I think could really make stat only leagues better and more popular would be simple reports on your main home page. For ex, you have your top prospects and it shows their stats, well why not have your top minor league hitters (according to their stats listed) to let you know those guys are ready for promotion instead of going by the arrows (which are for the most time inaccurate imo, or by having to go to your transaction page and thumb through every single player.
Top minor league systems- Is there any way to do it where it goes outside the top 100 prospects? Also just a question, how does the game determine the top 100 prospects because many of the times, the players osa ratings suck donkey balls.
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I like some of the points. To expand on them:
-Stamina should have a current/potential rating, along with all the other pitcher ratings. However, that's one rating that should fluctuate A LOT every year, depending on usage. So maybe Chapman when he came up would be like a current 4/8 potential 6/8. Then after 2-3 years in the pen, he'd be down to a 2/8 or 3/8 current (same potential). But if you set him to SP in the off-season, and let him start through spring training, he'd be back up to like a 4/8 by the start of the season, then probably up to his peak potential after a year of starting. That would help some cases where a pitcher who had like 8/8 stamina but only 2 pitches suddenly develop a new pitch, and go from not pitching more than 60 innings a year suddenly pitching 200+
-On a similar note, I'd then like to see more pitchers with 3+ pitches. The vast majority of pitchers throw multiple pitches regularly. Even if most players bottom pitches aren't ranked too high, it would give a little more immersion, and make it a lot less of the "2 pitch = reliever, 3 pitch = starter" mentality which is annoying.
-For the player development, I'd definitely like to see more emphasis on "chance of reaching" their potential, in both the scouting description and in player morale page. I know currently players with low work ethic often don't succeed, but if there were more variables, and it layed it out more clearly. I'd love to have scouting reports like, "This is a can't miss prospect - he will be a star!" or "He has all the potential in the world, but I don't think he'll make it" or "He has great natural athletic skill, but a terrible work ethic" or "He may not be the most skilled player in the world, but gives it 110% every game"