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Pelican · 11-15-2023, 01:31 PM

I'll make a pitch for the 0-100 scale; unless you are a present or former MLB scout who would understand the curious (anachronistic) 20-80 scale. Or a mathematician who favors the standard distribution approach.

The risk of 0-100 is that it conveys a false sense of precision. These are scouts' estimates, that may, or rather, will change over time. And 10 should thus not be regarded as significantly different from 11. (Of course, this is equally true of 20 versus 21 on the traditional scale.)

But if you happen to have grown up with the decimal system, 0-100 will be easier to use and understand. Plus it manages to capture the truly bad ratings under 20, and the truly exceptional ratings over 80, rather than lumping everybody together.

Also, minor point, I always set ratings as relative to MLB, not to the level on which the guy is playing. An absolute scale, in other words, not a relative one. That is because the number one question I need to answer is can this dude help my (MLB) team? The number two question, if he can't right now, is what is his potential? Two clicks, and you have his potential.

11-15-2023, 01:31 PM	#4
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 2,999	I'll make a pitch for the 0-100 scale; unless you are a present or former MLB scout who would understand the curious (anachronistic) 20-80 scale. Or a mathematician who favors the standard distribution approach. The risk of 0-100 is that it conveys a false sense of precision. These are scouts' estimates, that may, or rather, will change over time. And 10 should thus not be regarded as significantly different from 11. (Of course, this is equally true of 20 versus 21 on the traditional scale.) But if you happen to have grown up with the decimal system, 0-100 will be easier to use and understand. Plus it manages to capture the truly bad ratings under 20, and the truly exceptional ratings over 80, rather than lumping everybody together. Also, minor point, I always set ratings as relative to MLB, not to the level on which the guy is playing. An absolute scale, in other words, not a relative one. That is because the number one question I need to answer is can this dude help my (MLB) team? The number two question, if he can't right now, is what is his potential? Two clicks, and you have his potential. __________________ Pelican OOTP 2020-? ”Hard to believe, Harry.”