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Originally Posted by bigd51

Like I said above, my scout for Atlanta and the Royals scout both "highly favor ability". My scout has a "outstanding" rating for "scout minors" while the Royals scout has an "excellent" rating. Their values for these guys and what they see shouldn't be far off.

That's true; could be a bit different, but not much.

Originally Posted by bigd51

Already in A+... but he spent 3 years in Rookie league despite hitting well above .330 each year. IRL, Ronald Acuña was in AAA by year 3

Right, but he was only 18 (with a December birthday), as HS draft pick, at a first rounder, when he entered the rookie league. A lot of filling-out occurs between 18 and 21. And then at 22, where he is really developing, two promotions in 1 year.

Originally Posted by bigd51

Fair enough... but even if he was killing it, like Vinny is, the AI still keeps them grounded for far too long. And pitchers notoriously struggle in single A and A+ in the game, especially right when they are called up... but I usually leave them there and let them settle in for a while and see their ERA's start to shrink as the year goes on. The AI, on the otherhand, panics after a month and sends them back down to Rookie. In his case, he's already spent 2 seasons in Rookie. And now, they have moved him back to Rookie after only a month in A+. I don't see how keeping him in Rookie is going to help his progression at 24 years old

That might be true, but I have seen instances where the opposite has occurred. I don't have the game open right now, but I have seen a some really green guys make the 25 man roster, in what seems like only a few years in the minors.

Originally Posted by bigd51

I'll give you another example: Gleyber Torres.

IRL, already on the main roster for the Yankees. But in the game, he spent the entirety of '18 in AAA. In '19, he spent the entirety of the year in AAA before being called up for Roster Expansion for the last month of the season. Then, he spent the first month of '20 in AAA again before finally being called up to the main roster for good.

Well, as you know, the game logic may not always equate to moves in IRL, but that sort of goes to what I am thinking the AI management is doing. And that is a good example. Gleyber Torres is only 21 and he turns 22 after the season, and that would be more of an exception. Manny is another, upon which candidly, I think the organization somewhat regrets starting his MLB service clock early.