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Originally Posted by progen
I use 0-67-22-11 for AI ratings. As far as the draft, I do look at the HS/College stats, and with scouting on low for me, sometimes you need to go with your "gut" feeling. I will look at the scouting overview, but like was already mentioned, you can't look through all of them. I do use the "scout recommendation" feature when drafting, but less than 50% of the time, do I choose that player recommended.
I also like to keep track of my drafted players, and int'l players, with a simple spreadsheet that goes out 10-11 years. I just write in each year where they are in the minors. Nothing fancy, but I like to see how many of those players make it to the "show."
Also, for AI trading, I do Hard, Neutral.
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These are the ratings I go with. I'm also not a stats only purist. I have 2-8 ratings show for "other ratings". I feel that stats cannot judge speed. You can have a team philosophy where stealing isn't a priority so it is hard to tell who truly is fast on your team unless you have 100% accuracy with scouting, which I don't. I have mine set to low as well. For that reason you get defensive ratings as well. I have never been able to go full stats only because I find pouring through fielding stats to be less exciting than going through pitching and hitting stats. Why I love the customizable options of OOTP.
As for trading I picked something up on a thread that I have begun to experiment with. Depending on the month of the year I change the setting. So from June till the trading deadline it is set higher with favor prospects. In November to January it is set to a middle setting. In Jan-May it is set pretty low. Trying to mimic how real life GM's operate.
Good luck with stats only. It really is a lot of fun.