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nyy26wc · 08-28-2013, 03:11 PM

Wiggins, are you just looked at the "summary" or are you also looking at the other categories.

I have a copy of my league made the day after the 2013 draft. So, the player scouting reports are almost as close to contemporarous with the draft as you can get. It was my first draft for OOTP 14. I had been playing with historical rookies imported to their IRL original teams, but finally reached the point where there are no more left, so time for an actual draft. I drafted for the first 5 rounds and then turned things over to the scouting department and simmed the rest.

When I look at my picks, even in the last few rounds, there's always some little thing in their scouting report that can explain to me why he was picked. OK, for a few of them, I don't see the reason looking at the scouting report. But, for example, 20 year old CF Walt hayden "has well above-average speed" and is "an average fielder". OK, that explains why, in the 23rd round, he could be the choice.

I even see why why I drafted Alfredo Rodriguez, with the 29th pick in the 30th round. He "really shows good command, and picks his spots well, Probably won't walk too many. I wouldn't say his control is outstanding, but definitely above average." I can see why the odds are, if this 17 year old is in Yankee Stadium when he's 21, he has better odds of it being as a hot dog vendor than he has of it being on the pitcher's mound. But, I can see that there is at least some reason why, when you're down to the penultimate pick of the entire draft, how it's that guy and not someone else. (And, no, the answer isn't he's the absolute bottom of the barrell, but the other guy left in the draft is so far below the bottom, he didn't make it into the barrell. I set it to give me 30 rounds, with enough players for 35.)

08-28-2013, 03:11 PM	#32
nyy26wc All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 679	Wiggins, are you just looked at the "summary" or are you also looking at the other categories. I have a copy of my league made the day after the 2013 draft. So, the player scouting reports are almost as close to contemporarous with the draft as you can get. It was my first draft for OOTP 14. I had been playing with historical rookies imported to their IRL original teams, but finally reached the point where there are no more left, so time for an actual draft. I drafted for the first 5 rounds and then turned things over to the scouting department and simmed the rest. When I look at my picks, even in the last few rounds, there's always some little thing in their scouting report that can explain to me why he was picked. OK, for a few of them, I don't see the reason looking at the scouting report. But, for example, 20 year old CF Walt hayden "has well above-average speed" and is "an average fielder". OK, that explains why, in the 23rd round, he could be the choice. I even see why why I drafted Alfredo Rodriguez, with the 29th pick in the 30th round. He "really shows good command, and picks his spots well, Probably won't walk too many. I wouldn't say his control is outstanding, but definitely above average." I can see why the odds are, if this 17 year old is in Yankee Stadium when he's 21, he has better odds of it being as a hot dog vendor than he has of it being on the pitcher's mound. But, I can see that there is at least some reason why, when you're down to the penultimate pick of the entire draft, how it's that guy and not someone else. (And, no, the answer isn't he's the absolute bottom of the barrell, but the other guy left in the draft is so far below the bottom, he didn't make it into the barrell. I set it to give me 30 rounds, with enough players for 35.)