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It's not clear to me how or why the reclassification of the Negro Major Leagues would affect players' ratings in OOTP. Nothing about the players or their abilities has changed. Aristotle said that even God can't alter the past. A fortiori, neither can Rob Manfred.
OOTP already, so far as I can discern, treats Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Martin Dihigo, Cool Papa Bell and their peers as the superstars that they were. Some of the lesser lights were also good and, if allowed to, could have competed in the white-only Majors. On the other hand, lots of Negro League players were scrubs, fillers and never-will-be's. They shouldn't be boosted just because they are now officially Major Leaguers.
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