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Originally Posted by MrDov
If the goal is realism, MLB teams are certainly scouting active major leaguers, at least if they have any interest in acquiring them. Public scouting ratings only drop off once guys debut because readers of baseball publications care way more about scouting reports of prospects than guys who have exhausted rookie eligibility.
What would probably be most realistic is the ability to shift scouting priorities. It would be really cool if OOTP added a way to filter what players you want your scouting to look at. Like if you could say only look at guys < X years of MLB service, or under the age of X, or only look at major leaguers if they’re an impending free agent. Maybe some short term filtering too, send out your scout to look at MLB SPs for you to trade for before the deadline to beef your roster up for a playoff push.
I really like what Football Manager has done with their scouting system as far as ability to add multiple scouts with different areas/regions of knowledge, and the ability to create as many scouting assignments/filters as you want. It would take a real overhaul of what OOTP has current for scouting but I think it would provide much more realism and customization.
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True - I think mainly the problem that I find is that OOTP ratings are too accurate and change easily, often before a player's decline. FWIW, you can change how you allocate your scouting budget between Major League, Minor League, Amateur, and International players, and also add more specific scouting priorities under the Scouting page, but you might already know that.