No, I don't let the scouts recommend which players to draft each round - maybe that's my problem eh?
Although possibly not, since that other scouting thread has been talking about what appear to be odd recommendations when the scout is asked his opinions. I misspoke by talking about the scout's ratings. I should have said I use his comments.
It's certainly possible that improvements to the a.i. might be responsible for what I've experienced, and if so, I can have no complaints. On the other hand, when you're always drafting in the 1,2 or 3 positions each year, you would think that I would land on one or two stars somewhere along the way. . . .
And as to your last thought, I really would like to see coaching and scouting made a little fuzzier. Life has few certainties, and baseball even fewer!