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Old 08-02-2017, 03:15 PM   #2
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i wouldn't worry about the ranking itself. since you are always in rebuild mode, that's a bit concerning. it could be a bit of bad luck, too. draft scouting accuracy isn't so great even when you spend a ton on it.

is there a trend with what is 'wrong' with your draftees? do the SP more than not have low movement or control etc? start watching closely, check scouting reports history etc. assume that huge shifts can very often be scouting correction if at younger ages, lower levels, after a recent promotion etc.

anyway whatever the common weakness is, i typically focus a bit more on that particular rating. imo, movement for pitchers is key to reaching MLB and contact is key for batters inthe draft. that doesn't mean you ignore the rest... that doesn't mean i always sort by that, either. however it is viewed/sorted, i'm only looking at players with good contact and *relative to draft only high movement - it's usually much lower than what it says after those first 10-20picks.

*perspective of reaching mlb, not necessarilly playing well there. more about inaccuracy in scouting and how it's applied to draft eligible amatuers. still relative to roles on team. power is huge, so drafting guys with slightly lower power than others available at that time isn't unusual.. but, they must have ~1/2 to above 1/2 scale contact. higher the power, the more above 1/2 they should be... power is a component of contact. if it's extremely high, ~1/2 scale means something is absolutely terrible between babip and avoid k's or they are both mediocre etc..

biggest new reality for me is not buying up international amatuers
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