[the54effect]

Good insight! I agree with your observations.

In trying to clarify my question I'd say, specifically in regards to Aho, in the screenshot:

TYPICALLY a player will have their current and potential ratings meet as they age. Rarely do you see guys get to their late 20s with potentials far above their current ratings.

This league has scouts off and 100% accuracy, so, it stands to reason that the potential for him to reach these ratings exists- even if the chance of that happening is diminished by virtue of his age.

Do we think that in situations where potential remains up, where a player looks like they could be a late bloomer without a sudden TCR change, are they waiting for some sort of catalyst?

And building off of that presumption, could that catalyst require coaches that fit what the player needs to bloom late?

AND with scouting AND coaches off, is it possible that this sort of player will tantalize with high potentials (100% accurate) without the requisite circumstances to ever reach them?

I have to believe that a 100% accurate scouting report means the potential for growth exists, but, the opportunity to grow while 'past their prime' is murkier than a regular dev pattern.

The initial question is probably only answerable by the dev team, if they're willing to lift that particular curtain, but I'd love to hear if anyone has seen success stories where a player that retained potentials into their late 20s ended up reaching them. We've all seen those TCR babies get a dev out of nowhere (which is true to life!) but I'm looking to see if there's any hope for a Jarred Kelenic type (if he was 3/4/5 years older) getting to the Braves and becoming the prince that was promised.