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Originally Posted by The Wolf
And this article
MLB Draft: The Hitchhiker's Guide - Beyond the Box Score
containing the analysis "after the top 50 picks, there is very little difference in the average return on value. However, the first 25 picks return massive amounts of value relative to the rest of the draft, and the top 10 serves as prime real estate for selection" did it. I'm convinced.
That's right. Before the second round is even finished we really are already into the dregs
And the hard data and amazing graphs backing that up from this article
The Baseball Analysts: Draft Picks and Expected Wins Above Replacement
did it.
I will object to the new model no more.
I strongly recommend that every OOTP player read both. |
I too was skeptical of the new talent model in OOTP14 during the first draft or two. However, after much thought and research, I found this new model to be closer to real life MLB Drafts.
Reading your post and articles included, it just re-assures me of my findings.