What type of information do people glean from the written report that you can't infer from the numeric or even stars overall ratings? If I'm looking at a 4 star SP, I don't need my Scout to tell me he'd make a good middle to top of the rotation starter. If I'm looking at R or R+ level kids and I see 3 Star potential for a 3B, I don't need a written report to tell me that at full maturity he'll either be a starter on an MLB team or play a bench role at worst.
Or am I missing something? I know this is just one example, but I can't tell you how much one of my pitcher's ratings blows my mind. I feel he is well underrated. This guy improved tremendously after lingering in A+ ball. I'm glad I didn't give up on him. He's a 35 rating Pitcher who briefly touched 3 stars one month in his career last season. Then he went right back to 2.5/2.5 - but look at his stats closely. My Scout says he could "fill a setup role with confidence".
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1988: 21-3 (ERA ~2.30 & 11 CG)
1989: 17-0 (ERA ~2.50 & 7 CG)
1990: 4-0 (ERA 0.75) All 4 starts are complete games. It's May 1st, 1990. Very early in Season.
How is he only a 2.5 SP with a 35 Rating? Yes, I know the last 3 seasons aren't MLB level, but come on...He's had a lot of no-decisions, but with ERAs he's posting, probably 90% of them aren't his fault. Oh yeah, and before anyone asks, I did not use the Editor to make his stats look better. I don't use the Editor.
The only reason I haven't put him in the Bigs yet is because I have some big name, well paid SPs, although I will be moving him up
very soon.