Talent only?

TGH-Adfabre · 02-16-2009, 05:29 PM

I spent 20 minutes looking through the manual and I'm not sure I understand this phrase. I'm considering a talent only online league but I don't want to be "That Guy" if it's not what I'm looking for.
I think it means that OVR ratings are not displayed. Does it typically include the current ratings for contact, gap power etc and stuff, movement and control?
I would imagine that it is like the rest of OOTP and depends on 700-3,000 other variables. Little help?

satchel · 02-16-2009, 06:22 PM

There are two kinds of player ratings, for the main batting and pitching attributes: for batters, it's Contact-Gap-Power-Eye-Avoid Ks; and for pitchers, it's Stuff-Movement-Control. Every player has both a "talent" score, which is sort of their potential peak rating, and a "current rating" which is where they are currently.

In a "talent-only" league, only the "talent" is shown, and not the "current ratings."

satchel · 02-16-2009, 06:23 PM

Beta Baseball is a talent-only league, you might want to check them out. My Jamaica League is talent-only as well (ratings scale 1-5; link in my sig, above).

satchel · 02-16-2009, 06:25 PM

On this player's page, his Talent is 5/7/6 and his current ratings are 2/2/2. In a "talent-only" league, you would only be able to see the 5/7/6, and the 2/2/2 would be hidden.

TGH-Adfabre · 02-16-2009, 07:58 PM

Flawless description. Thanks.

02-16-2009, 05:29 PM	#1
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,601	Talent only? I spent 20 minutes looking through the manual and I'm not sure I understand this phrase. I'm considering a talent only online league but I don't want to be "That Guy" if it's not what I'm looking for. I think it means that OVR ratings are not displayed. Does it typically include the current ratings for contact, gap power etc and stuff, movement and control? I would imagine that it is like the rest of OOTP and depends on 700-3,000 other variables. Little help?

02-16-2009, 06:22 PM	#2
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith Ark. USA Posts: 2,681	There are two kinds of player ratings, for the main batting and pitching attributes: for batters, it's Contact-Gap-Power-Eye-Avoid Ks; and for pitchers, it's Stuff-Movement-Control. Every player has both a "talent" score, which is sort of their potential peak rating, and a "current rating" which is where they are currently. In a "talent-only" league, only the "talent" is shown, and not the "current ratings." __________________ JL Commish NPBL Rhode Island Reds ’33 ’34 ’35 TCBA San Francisco Railbornes ’74 ’76 ’77 ’78 FL New Orleans Black Sox ’56 ’57 ’58 ’59

02-16-2009, 06:23 PM	#3
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith Ark. USA Posts: 2,681	Beta Baseball is a talent-only league, you might want to check them out. My Jamaica League is talent-only as well (ratings scale 1-5; link in my sig, above).

02-16-2009, 06:25 PM	#4
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith Ark. USA Posts: 2,681	On this player's page, his Talent is 5/7/6 and his current ratings are 2/2/2. In a "talent-only" league, you would only be able to see the 5/7/6, and the 2/2/2 would be hidden.

02-16-2009, 07:58 PM	#5
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,601	Flawless description. Thanks.