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Originally Posted by jpeters1734
That's not it at all. As already pointed out in this thread, the potential rating is driving up in-game performance. Consider these two players. One is a 1 current, 1 potential for all hitting ratings and the other is 1 current, 600 potential.
The guy with only 1 potential performed as you would expect someone with no ability to perform, though I'd still argue he had much better performance than he should have, but the difference is clear
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That's a good comparison, jpeters. I wonder if, whatever the system mechanics are (floors, etc.), OOTP just measures how it's working by results. That is, in the MiLB, there is some mechanic that blends current/potential ratings to drive the stats output, such that the gameplay results in those players with promise performing well better (and inclined to advance) and those that have no hope to (current's being equal between the two) falling back.
If that's the intent and it works, it's a conversation about how we thought it worked vs how it actually worked. The problem isn't after all, that gameplay resulted in a bunch of 1 current 600 potentials advancing to AAA. Heck, I changed Roman Anthony to 1/600 and he was in single A the next day. It's the idea of how one thought it worked that isn't holding.
If you are stats only, I don't think you are being tricked into liking a 1/600 player because you have none in AAA unless you force it. I just think you are inclined to see better stats from players with more promise. That seems fine (if not outright desired - that the flashes of hidden promise show through a bit in the stats among equally hidden current current ratings). Because it would just be a bit because these extremes don't actually play beside each other unless you edit them and lock them to the level (or so I found trying to keep Roman in the lineup at AAA).
Whenever Matts comes around we'll see if it is some intentional, gameplay-desired output that requires this blend or floors or whatever, or if there is something amiss in the minors statistical output.