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NoOne · 01-16-2018, 03:15 PM

i get more high-end prospects from trading for MiL prospects from other teams than the draft. If you are in a similar situation, make sure to spend more on MiL scouting than the draft.

at normal scouting with good scout and lots of money, you can reliably filter and scan over lists of players. shortlist them, like others said above. Not only that, scouting of mil players with experience is vastly more accurate than draftees. age, years of exp, mil level all improve accuracy of scouting. it may cost more, but you will make far fewer mistakes, and that can easily balance out.

batters are easy. the best sluggers will have the highest potentials - 80/100 con/power potential is going to be ~72-80/80 every time. good sluggers will still be quite high, slightly lower con pot could take them to ~50 potential easily. leadoff-type guys can be a bit sneaky if you only sort by potential - easily sub 50 in some cases. sorting by Con Pot can easily find them. if bottom of the barrel search, sort by eye pot and find a high con pot with decent eye or better.

i filter and sort for pitchers in multiple ways -- not just due to role but also age. Stuff doesn't necessarily read correcly for sub-21 because they have a chance of velo increases. try sorting those by control/movement. look for players that stand out in the top 20-30 players or so. (in addition to potential - less useful for younger players, but still useful)

21+ - potential is best, stuff is fully formed and trustworthy. sorting by that can find the better RP/CL for sure... use of basic move/con pot filters makes it easier on the eyes.

initially shortist more than you think... over time you'll be more precise and slim the lists down to only what you need. it doesn't have to be time intensive. incremental effort can be minimal. have common sense... if you don't ahve the assets for a HoF prospects, don't look for one. if you plan ahead well, you should be looking for a hof prospect though

the only one you should keep up on a yearly basis is SP. on average you need a new SP every 2-2.5years. it's best to have several options, not 1 or 2 FAs and whomever you drafted a few years ago.

01-16-2018, 03:15 PM	#5
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	i get more high-end prospects from trading for MiL prospects from other teams than the draft. If you are in a similar situation, make sure to spend more on MiL scouting than the draft. at normal scouting with good scout and lots of money, you can reliably filter and scan over lists of players. shortlist them, like others said above. Not only that, scouting of mil players with experience is vastly more accurate than draftees. age, years of exp, mil level all improve accuracy of scouting. it may cost more, but you will make far fewer mistakes, and that can easily balance out. batters are easy. the best sluggers will have the highest potentials - 80/100 con/power potential is going to be ~72-80/80 every time. good sluggers will still be quite high, slightly lower con pot could take them to ~50 potential easily. leadoff-type guys can be a bit sneaky if you only sort by potential - easily sub 50 in some cases. sorting by Con Pot can easily find them. if bottom of the barrel search, sort by eye pot and find a high con pot with decent eye or better. i filter and sort for pitchers in multiple ways -- not just due to role but also age. Stuff doesn't necessarily read correcly for sub-21 because they have a chance of velo increases. try sorting those by control/movement. look for players that stand out in the top 20-30 players or so. (in addition to potential - less useful for younger players, but still useful) 21+ - potential is best, stuff is fully formed and trustworthy. sorting by that can find the better RP/CL for sure... use of basic move/con pot filters makes it easier on the eyes. initially shortist more than you think... over time you'll be more precise and slim the lists down to only what you need. it doesn't have to be time intensive. incremental effort can be minimal. have common sense... if you don't ahve the assets for a HoF prospects, don't look for one. if you plan ahead well, you should be looking for a hof prospect though the only one you should keep up on a yearly basis is SP. on average you need a new SP every 2-2.5years. it's best to have several options, not 1 or 2 FAs and whomever you drafted a few years ago.