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Old 08-09-2023, 09:04 AM   #11
MathBandit
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Originally Posted by Brad K View Post
In an expansion draft GMs will protect a player or two who is not highly rated by my scout and who had a poor MLB career or perhaps none at all. Do those GMs know those players have been chosen by the game to far outperform real life? Or is protecting these players a result of making things look realistic, that is, GMs being programmed to intentionally protect a future failure?

If this is just for show the show should be eliminated. AI GMs have a tough enough time without programming them to make dumb decisions.
Have you considered that your scout is only one of 30 in the league, and that other scouts might have different reports on players?
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