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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
I'm not sure what's being argued here. Should scouting only update a small number of times per year? I'm for that; it's already (more or less) monthly except when you ask for it. Should scouts have a much harder time disclosing that a player has "lost it" than they do in the game? There I think the answer is "yes, absolutely, 100%", and if that's what OP was getting at then I agree: if you've got some 40 year old guy who's completely fallen off a cliff, your scout should probably be the last person to be able to tell you that (and this is in part why I play with ratings off altogether).
I am going to *guess* that that's not it though, that the OP is complaining that they signed someone and they turned into a pumpkin. As a Mariners fan I'd like to introduce you to Kolten Wong. I'm sorry, did I say Kolten Wong? I meant to say Chone Figgins. Wait. Did I say Chone? Sorry, I was thinking about how Bret Boone suddenly fell off a cliff the one offseason. This happens *all the time* in real life. Sure, most players don't do this in any one contract situation but a lot of the time the end does in fact arrive all at once. I suspect OP will hate my answer, which is that it's much more realistic for you to cut the guy because he's hitting .180 but your scout insists he's got a couple miles left in the tank.
I also think it's a good idea that development occurs more or less year round. Having set days that you can go and look at player ratings probably makes things a lot easier but it's not anywhere close to realistic.
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No, I love when players do not work out. I hundred percent agree. It is just one week he is an all start to my scout and then less than a month later, he is not even good enough for the bench. There should be like a in between where the scout notices a slight downgrade (This guy strikeouts are up or he seems to be declining)
I want this game as realistic as possible. I want to bring in a guy on a minor league contract thinking he could be a good bench player and he turns into a all star. Just want more accurate and consistent scouting and if someone wants to use ratings, the ratings only change monthly or longer.
Seriously, a player would be a 55 with a 75 potential. I would not play a game at all but just save and exit. When I returned to the game, he was a 53 with a 74 overall. Like it changed just from me leaving the game.