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Old 05-26-2020, 04:06 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by BIG17EASY View Post
I must have a different version of the game from everyone else because I've had age and roster size limits in place since OOTP 18 and have never once seen the AI cut a top prospect or even a good one who looks like a lock to make the majors. Maybe once a season I will sign a 20-year-old because my scout says his ratings potentials are in the 40-45 range and he has good work ethic, so I'll take a flyer on him. But I don't ever see the AI cutting good prospects or the constant sign-and-release bug that people talk about.

Yeah, I know about that and have experienced it but that's not what I was referring to. I've always just assumed the AI scouts each have their own foibles, and with minor leaguers I'll trust my scout if he says a guy has some (slight) potential. I've watched real teams have to trade prospects just to have adequate bench depth, and these kinds of guys often end up as AAAA replacement-level guys with options. There's a lot of luck involved too because those guys don't sit on the FA list for long.
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