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Originally Posted by injury log
If you turn scouting off, I guarantee you'll find that guy is a 1-star or 1.5-star prospect. He throws 90 mph, so his Stuff isn't great, and his GB% isn't special either, so his Movement is likely average. But most telling, he was a 4th round pick, and 5-star pitchers don't get picked in the 4th round.
olivertheorem's hypothesis about this pitcher's BB rate being the reason he was released is not correct, as best I know. The game is currently using quite a stupid decision mechanism to determine which players to keep and which to cut in the minors. The game tries to field the most competitive minor league teams possible. So that means the game will sometimes cut a 21 year old 4th rounder and instead keep a 31 year old journeyman A-ball pitcher, because the veteran may have better current ability than the prospect. Since we don't see the top prospects in the game released very often, I think they're exempt from being released, but any middling prospect could be cut. This is the biggest issue with the game's AI at the moment, in my opinion, and I bring it up repeatedly on the beta forum. I'm optimistic it will be addressed this year.
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He throws 90-92 mph at
18 years old as a lefty. That's pretty considerable since velocity increases quite considerably in OOTP from 18-21. Sounds like he has high potential Stuff to me. I'm not claiming he is some uber, sure-fire prospect and it is clear that he has some control problems. Do I expect him to actually become a 5 star major league player? No. However, if you take into account his age, velocity, solid GB %, high school performance, Rookie ball performance at 17 years old (1.4 ERA), and draft position (4th round), you can't possibly even think about cutting the player. It's not like a guy has to be a 1st round, top prospect or be cut. This is all ignoring the fact that my legendary scout has him rated at 5 stars, which just makes the decision that much easier.
I'll say this again. This is just one example. Even if you somehow can prove to me that this specific guy isn't worth having on your
unlimited roster, that doesn't change the fact that I constantly find 2nd-5th round draft picks who are cut after one year. This never happens in real life. And I know that this is a bug and a problem because a lot of these guys will have immediate trade value as soon as I sign them. They also are sometimes ranked high on the BA top 20 prospects for my team as soon as I sign them. And they often develop into major league stars.