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Originally Posted by BigRed75
That's all well and good for figuring out if a prospect is ready for the bigs, but what if you want to know if they're ready to go from High-A to AA, or Low-A to High-A? That's when ratings relevant to the league is absolutely essential.
If you just go by absolutes, or ratings relative to MLB, all it will tell you is that the player isn't ready for MLB. But you already knew that, because he's in frickin' Single-A.
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You don't need to change ratings relative to a league to figure it out. If you've played at least 3-4 months in a league you should have a pretty good grasp of what ratings you need for rookie, short A, low A, high A, AA, AAA and MLB.
I feel like changing ratings relative like you're doing is a crutch. If you need to use it, go right ahead, but I feel like that's the equivalent of using bumpers for bowling or training wheels on a bike. It'll help you when you're starting out, but you'll never learn to recognize on your own when a player should be promoted.
You don't need to change the ratings to figure out how to develop a prospect. It's most definitely not essential. If you feel it helps you, then go ahead and continue using it, but you should be able to figure out on your own without changing the ratings when a guy should be demoted/promoted.