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ajbar · 08-02-2025, 01:56 AM

From my looks, it really seems aging curves mean a lot and the College kids starting at 23/24 are so far behind the curve they hit the "Dev Cap". Basically toast at 24 if your not already good enough to be a regular in the majors.

That matches real life majority of the time but, 99% of college kids seem to not be hitting this.

I would imagine since they are drafted at 22/23/24 and lose the majority of the draft year (starting full season at 23/24/25) the game has already given up on them based on aging curves.

TLDR: College kids either need higher starting levels (Probably easiest fix) when drafted or expedited development times. I would assume the best college kids should be 35/40's current rating and be in High A the year following the draft and on target to be in the majors 1.5-2 years after the draft.

I also seem to be having "stud" Pitching Starting and Reliving prospects stalling at AAA and Double AA at a higher level then ootp 25. They hit 40 overall and just stop progressing. The prospects are High ranked / Elite stats in Potential / edit has them being elite / no injury issue to reflect , they just don't get better and flame out at 26. This might be tied to the college issue since I have not been paying attention to where they came from persay.

08-02-2025, 01:56 AM	#33
ajbar Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2025 Posts: 1	From my looks, it really seems aging curves mean a lot and the College kids starting at 23/24 are so far behind the curve they hit the "Dev Cap". Basically toast at 24 if your not already good enough to be a regular in the majors. That matches real life majority of the time but, 99% of college kids seem to not be hitting this. I would imagine since they are drafted at 22/23/24 and lose the majority of the draft year (starting full season at 23/24/25) the game has already given up on them based on aging curves. TLDR: College kids either need higher starting levels (Probably easiest fix) when drafted or expedited development times. I would assume the best college kids should be 35/40's current rating and be in High A the year following the draft and on target to be in the majors 1.5-2 years after the draft. I also seem to be having "stud" Pitching Starting and Reliving prospects stalling at AAA and Double AA at a higher level then ootp 25. They hit 40 overall and just stop progressing. The prospects are High ranked / Elite stats in Potential / edit has them being elite / no injury issue to reflect , they just don't get better and flame out at 26. This might be tied to the college issue since I have not been paying attention to where they came from persay.