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Originally posted by fantom1979
I have seen it before where the computer picks a era 3 guy over an era 7 guy.. i thought the computer was nuts... now 2 years later.. that 3era guy is a 9era guy and is one of the best pitchers in the game, while the 7era guy is retired.
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I agree that this might be the case; which is why I titled the thread as I did. I can believe that Puffer was being carried as a prospect (James had imploded), but I don't believe the AI should ever leave players of the quality that we are talking about in the minors. Either the computer lost track of those players or it made a bad decision; the first is a bug, the second suggests that the AI needs work.
Specifically, I think it needs to use some actual performance measures in making its decisions instead of just the reports from its scouts. Or perhaps the scout's ratings of major leaguers need to get more accurate as the season progresses. At some point James and his 7.39 ERA should have given way to one of Oropesa or Williamson.
In any case, that was just an example. The AI often makes odd roster decisions having to do with position choices (such as playing a mediocre centerfielder and using Josh Hamilton as a DH instead of moving Jose Cruz Jr from RF to CF).
Cory