I see it also, in my dealings with FPS as a file contributor, with its
very scaled down farm system I had to manipulate the player generation file so that there were relatively few busts. The majority of players generated needed to be at least average so the game would not go downhill. But those contributions alone could not save the game that is why most of the FPS people are here now
You need to have a guaranteed healthy infusion of talent, but since each team only has one set of farm teams and not several like in real life, and compromise had to be made. The generation has to be top heavy
I would like a different type of scouting system, but there is enough risk and variation anyhow, I have seen late round picks make great improvements, and surefire talents blow out their arms.
I would like to see more interactive scouting like , "I think we over estimated John Jones' ability, and so forth"
and
"We have a steal in Mike Jones, he is tearing up AA, and so forth"
and also more scouting based on actual performance (might be hard to code though) "We had So and So rated very high, but he has yet to show us anything, his time is running out"
This would suit me fine especially for big leaguers instead of a strictly ratings based scouting report here is an example
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Benitez will tie his manager's hands at times. The righthander falters when used on back-to-back days or when he sits for extended periods. His stuff is at its best when he takes the mound every other day, resulting in a 97-MPH fastball. Strictly a fireballer a couple of years ago, Benitez has expanded his repertoire lately to include a split-finger fastball in the low 90s and a hard slider in the 86-88 MPH range. His offerings tend to flatten out and land in the heart of the strike zone when he's tired or too well rested. But when he's at the top of his game, he dominates lefthanded batters and has good command of all his pitches.
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Not exactly draft related but just thought I'd add it