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jimmysthebestcop · 06-26-2018, 02:32 AM

SS, Catcher, CF, 2B are really important in defense. That will generally make the biggest impact on your defensive standards. The 4 corners you sometimes have to give up some defense for offense. But I am generally not willing to sacrifice that much. On 20-80 I still want my corners around 60. I will make an exception for 1B if I have too.

For pitchers I focus on FIP- and use Hr/9, BB9/ K/9 to judge mechanics. I really wish there were more stat categories for pitchers.

I really want ERA- / FIP- / xFIP- and SIERA for pitchers. Not sure why OOTP doesn't have them. I might need to start a campaign.

Also the most overlooked item is team chemistry. Don't forget to check it out. And getting team captains. Even if they are useless bench players. You need them if you are struggling or have some kind of outspoken personality types on the teams.
If players are angry or you are losing and team chemistry is bad they will perform worst.

And sometimes it takes that rookie a season or 2 before they really take off. Scouting reports aren't everything. Might have to send that rookies back to AAA for 3 years who knows each player and each situation is unique.

#1 thing for pitchers is they need 3 or 4 pitches. And they need to be good. If you see a high prospect 5 stars etc with only 3 pitches and 2 are rated potential 80 and that 3rd pitch is a "change up" with high potential but current rating is like a 30, he may never ever develop. Older he is the harder it will be for him. Just like real life the change up is the hardest pitch to learn well.

If the pitchers don't have that 3rd pitch as average they will struggles through the 2 or 3 go around of the lineup and get rocked. It might not happen in the minors at all and it might not be every game in MLB but it will happen long run.

I almost never see the 3rd pitch change up develop in a prospect when the current is under 40 (out of 20-80 scale). If its a different pitch it has better odds. And if they have 4 or 5 pitches then usually 3 can develop nicely.

They could have 70 stuff, control, and movement but if they don't have those 3 pitches they will never develop right. Sometimes I take shots with 16-18 year olds cause the change up ratings can randomly pop sometimes before they are 25. But if your drafting a 23 year old college player with current 30 for changeup I would skip him or trade him the following year cause he has no shot as a starter.

Only thing to do with those guys is make a high end reliever out of them if they have the stuff and velocity.

06-26-2018, 02:32 AM	#4
jimmysthebestcop Banned Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 1,727 Infractions: 0/2 (5)	SS, Catcher, CF, 2B are really important in defense. That will generally make the biggest impact on your defensive standards. The 4 corners you sometimes have to give up some defense for offense. But I am generally not willing to sacrifice that much. On 20-80 I still want my corners around 60. I will make an exception for 1B if I have too. For pitchers I focus on FIP- and use Hr/9, BB9/ K/9 to judge mechanics. I really wish there were more stat categories for pitchers. I really want ERA- / FIP- / xFIP- and SIERA for pitchers. Not sure why OOTP doesn't have them. I might need to start a campaign. Also the most overlooked item is team chemistry. Don't forget to check it out. And getting team captains. Even if they are useless bench players. You need them if you are struggling or have some kind of outspoken personality types on the teams. If players are angry or you are losing and team chemistry is bad they will perform worst. And sometimes it takes that rookie a season or 2 before they really take off. Scouting reports aren't everything. Might have to send that rookies back to AAA for 3 years who knows each player and each situation is unique. #1 thing for pitchers is they need 3 or 4 pitches. And they need to be good. If you see a high prospect 5 stars etc with only 3 pitches and 2 are rated potential 80 and that 3rd pitch is a "change up" with high potential but current rating is like a 30, he may never ever develop. Older he is the harder it will be for him. Just like real life the change up is the hardest pitch to learn well. If the pitchers don't have that 3rd pitch as average they will struggles through the 2 or 3 go around of the lineup and get rocked. It might not happen in the minors at all and it might not be every game in MLB but it will happen long run. I almost never see the 3rd pitch change up develop in a prospect when the current is under 40 (out of 20-80 scale). If its a different pitch it has better odds. And if they have 4 or 5 pitches then usually 3 can develop nicely. They could have 70 stuff, control, and movement but if they don't have those 3 pitches they will never develop right. Sometimes I take shots with 16-18 year olds cause the change up ratings can randomly pop sometimes before they are 25. But if your drafting a 23 year old college player with current 30 for changeup I would skip him or trade him the following year cause he has no shot as a starter. Only thing to do with those guys is make a high end reliever out of them if they have the stuff and velocity.