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Originally Posted by CBLCardinals
For those that prefer a bajillion 70 and 80 grade prospects in drafts that is just not simply based in reality looking at current MLB grades. As is, MLB currently has 28 players in the entire league that rate 70+.
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Completely agree, but with a caveat. I do think OOTP has in the past had a LOT in the way of prospects with crazy potential ratings. So far as I can tell, this year is somewhat different, and my version of OOTP25 is really stingy with the upcoming draft, mostly listing 3 star guys even at the very top. So maybe something has changed? I have only done a very cursory look so I could be wrong and heck, maybe I just have terrible scouting.
However, if the idea is that there's a top tier of super-projectible prospects, but they also have a very high fail rate, it can make sense to "overshoot" on high potential guys. Though I might just be stating the same thing as Jcard. In terms of what we "should" go for, it's a fascinating question with no obvious right answer imo. My very opinionated answer would be to go for highest, and the likelihood of realizing that outcome (perhaps a bust rate) could be reflected in some other way.
Anyway, overall I want to say thanks because projects like yours breathe life into the game. Thank you for creating this roster set!