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Originally Posted by sixto
No. In real life, current ability is a player's ability to play baseball. There actually is no such thing as a rating for this — the best we can do is use his stats to assess his current ability, and stats are data.
Potential ability can never be data, since it describes the future.
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If we're trying to simulate real life, the best we can do is use his stats
and a scouts evaluation of his tools as they relate to the current MLB environment to assess him as a player. One can easily imagine two players capable putting up the same stats at AA, but if called up to the majors at the same time would have vastly different outcomes, because their "Current Ability" plays differently at different levels.
You acknowledge there's no such thing as a true rating for "Current Ability" to play baseball but also insist that the number OOTP uses to represent this must be the only thing used as data in the dice roll.
All the people jumping to the conclusion that this means minor league stats are
completely meaningless are making a huge leap, imo.