A few questions on the game please

[joejccva71]

Hi all I have some questions about certain aspects of the game please.

1. What aging and player development settings do you guys use?

2. What about the attribute settings? Like i think the default is 55, 25, 15, 5....can't remember exactly. Do you change it so it weighs more towards current year and prior year stats?

3. When developing prospects, how much should I pay attention to the player's overall rating? Or should I just go by their attributes?

4. In relation to #2 question on prospects overall, and the player is in AAA and he's doing well over 200-300 plate appearances, can I promote him to MLB if he's hitting well, but his overall rating and attributes aren't that great?

5. What stats do you guys use for both batters and pitchers to determine when you can promote them? Also, how long do you give a player to try to turn it around before you demote them?

6. What teams do you recommend I use with decent farm systems but aren't complete duds? I basically don't want to do a complete re-build but want to utilize the farm system to develop prospects.

7. Are there any decent guides out there for players that understand the basics of baseball but need help with the offseason stuff?


I very much appreciate your answers.

[Harry Hibbs]

I found this very useful...

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=270146

[joejccva71]

Originally Posted by Harry Hibbs

I found this very useful...

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=270146

Thanks for this link, but I was looking for a more direct answers to my questions if possible please.

[TGH-Adfabre]

1) Default, I have no complaints with those default settings.
2) I use 100% ratings. I have more fun that way that mixing the percentages. I also turn off scouting or set it to 100% accuracy. I do not play solo enough for this to be too easy.
3) The individual attributes are most important. OVR is a mixed rating and is not always indicative of what a player can do. Batters I look at Contact and Eye. If those are developed or developing, then the player is a candidate for promotion. I prefer Contact to be 100% developed before a ML promotion but injuries and overall minor league talent will trump that. Pitchers I look at Stuff and Control. I really prefer control to be 90% developed but sometimes injuries make me do things I don't like.
4) Rating drive stats and stats do not change ratings. If a player’s ratings are low (and their ratings are accurate) they can overperform, but it is less likely to remain at that level. I rely more on ratings, so a better performance does not mean a promotion, better rating development does.
5) I don’t use stats. If I bring a player up who is not fully developed I want to give them a month~ish of starts to see how they do. If they perform they stay if not they may go down. Say the first 2 weeks they play poorly, then a week of mediocrity then a week of what I expect their rating be produce. I will give them another week or 3. They hit .128 or post a 7.50 ERA in 20 innings of starts I am demoting them.
6) I only play the Cardinals so... St. Louis!
7) I do not know, they are there I just do not know them. You are welcome to post here. This is a helpful community.

Good luck,
Tom (LP)