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DetroitStyle · 07-09-2025, 03:27 PM

I can't really tell you what's realistic, but here's a snapshop of a random future year in one of my saves

This is the average OVR/POT for all MLB players who played at least 1 game in the pros during the current year followed by a count of how many players with a specific overall/potential.

What feels wrong is the sea of mediocrity. 65% of the league is at 40-45 overall. 70% is below 50/50. From my perspective it just gets really hard to distinguish a sea of "45" overall players from each other. Sure you can look for tools like maybe a 45 is a 65 power or maybe 70 defense.

But when 3 in every 4 players are just 45/40/45 or something it just becomes boring. Then you have the AI giving $10mil to one guy at 45/40/45 and $1mil to another at the same position and ratings. Like why? What's the difference? How do you even approach this in FA when nearly every player is (by the scouting numbers) the same.

I think DrSatans settings help expand that range as players get better sooner and fall off a cliff later. But I don't have a solution and again can't really tell you what a good or realistic distribution would look like.

07-09-2025, 03:27 PM	#26
DetroitStyle Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 36	I can't really tell you what's realistic, but here's a snapshop of a random future year in one of my saves This is the average OVR/POT for all MLB players who played at least 1 game in the pros during the current year followed by a count of how many players with a specific overall/potential. What *feels* wrong is the sea of mediocrity. 65% of the league is at 40-45 overall. 70% is below 50/50. From my perspective it just gets really hard to distinguish a sea of "45" overall players from each other. Sure you can look for tools like maybe a 45 is a 65 power or maybe 70 defense. But when 3 in every 4 players are just 45/40/45 or something it just becomes boring. Then you have the AI giving $10mil to one guy at 45/40/45 and $1mil to another at the same position and ratings. Like why? What's the difference? How do you even approach this in FA when nearly every player is (by the scouting numbers) the same. I think DrSatans settings help expand that range as players get better sooner and fall off a cliff later. But I don't have a solution and again can't really tell you what a good or realistic distribution would look like. Last edited by DetroitStyle; 07-09-2025 at 03:30 PM.