[Dyzalot]

Originally Posted by BaseballGoodToMe

Does anyone else feel like owners expect too much on this one? Current season I have a goal to upgrade catcher, with last year's 3 contributors having slashes of .238/.328/.339, .178/.239/.299, and .224/.310/.303(a tryout for a not quite ready but highly rated hitting prospect who is actually tearing up AAA this year). This year's starter is .274/.312/.359, no Mike Piazza obviously but a clear upgrade, and shows up as red and unsatisfactory. A few questions;


Is hitting the only factor, or does defense count? (He's actually not very good behind the plate). And what about ratings(I play stats only, potential and overall are shown but no current ratings) And how are the different %'s weighted? His batting average is much better but OBP and SLG only marginal increases.



How long does it take for a player to register as your upgrade? It's late August and I'm thinking of calling up my 25 year old prospect, but I wonder if there's enough time for him to count as the upgrade.


Last year I had a goal to upgrade CF, and after alot of injuries, demotions and callups, ended up with a guy starting 84 games, and going .279/.352/.381 with 16 SBs in 385 PAs(better than any OF the previous season), yet the owner considered my CF to be a guy on the 60 day DL most of the season, with 48 PAs. AND his level of satisfaction changed from red to yellow and back all without the player actually playing.

In my experience position upgrades means the owner wants you to upgrade that position to the point that it will be ranked top 6 in the league when you look at the "Meet My Team" tab. If you get close to top 6 but not quite then they are usually happy but if you are still outside the top ten then they typically give you a fail on that goal.