AI Draft

Outlaw III · 06-14-2009, 08:09 PM

Has anyone else noticed this?
The past (real) MLB draft had a ton of pitchers taken in the first 2 rounds. I have gone through 3 years of drafts in my OOTP10 and have noticed that the AI does not seem to evaluate young pitchers very high. A few get drafted in the early rounds, but not proportional to real life. It does not seem realistic to me.

cnield · 06-14-2009, 08:18 PM

In past versions of OOTP, the computer would often prioritize 20/20 SP over much better hitters (70+ potential). I don't know if this was fixed in 9 or X though.

I know in this year's draft, the number of good pitchers far outweighed the number of good batters. That's probably why they drafted so many pitchers.

Outlaw III · 06-14-2009, 08:20 PM

But typically most Major league teams load up early on pitching prospects. I understand that this year was very pitching deep.

struggles_mightily · 06-14-2009, 09:31 PM

In the 2008 draft, only 22 of the first round picks (46 total) were pitchers (including Casey Kelly as a pitcher, incidentally, since that's how Boston want to use him long-term).

In 2007, exactly half of the first round picks were pitchers.

I have noticed the trend you mention in the limited number of drafts I've run in OOTPX. How big is the differential you're generally seeing?

Curtis · 06-14-2009, 10:41 PM

As cnield suggested, there was a conscious decision made to decrease the number of early round starters drafted, and this was done because posters up through Version 9 complained that too many were chosen. I think I even remember seeing this change on one of the few 'feature' lists for Version 10.

damientheomen3 · 06-14-2009, 11:10 PM

I realized that there are many pitchers with terrific potentials and 2 great potential pitches while 1 sucks in potential, so they dont get drafted highly, so i pick them in the 2nd or 3rd round and make them a starter so their pitches get better, and thus I get great pitchers in the rounds where the not so good players go. I guess that kind of pertains to the subject, but that happens usually because they're MRs and not SPs.

Outlaw III · 06-15-2009, 01:56 PM

My draft last night was ONLY 10 pitchers (SP or MR or CL) taken in the first round. That just seems too few. You never know who will develop, so I like drafting a lot of pitchers and sifting through them down the road.

"You can buy the bats, but you have to grow the arms." - Andy McPhail

06-14-2009, 08:09 PM	#1
Outlaw III Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WI Posts: 28	AI Draft Has anyone else noticed this? The past (real) MLB draft had a ton of pitchers taken in the first 2 rounds. I have gone through 3 years of drafts in my OOTP10 and have noticed that the AI does not seem to evaluate young pitchers very high. A few get drafted in the early rounds, but not proportional to real life. It does not seem realistic to me.

06-14-2009, 08:18 PM	#2
cnield Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 310	In past versions of OOTP, the computer would often prioritize 20/20 SP over much better hitters (70+ potential). I don't know if this was fixed in 9 or X though. I know in this year's draft, the number of good pitchers far outweighed the number of good batters. That's probably why they drafted so many pitchers.

06-14-2009, 08:20 PM	#3
Outlaw III Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WI Posts: 28	But typically most Major league teams load up early on pitching prospects. I understand that this year was very pitching deep.

06-14-2009, 09:31 PM	#4
struggles_mightily Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 292	In the 2008 draft, only 22 of the first round picks (46 total) were pitchers (including Casey Kelly as a pitcher, incidentally, since that's how Boston want to use him long-term). In 2007, exactly half of the first round picks were pitchers. I have noticed the trend you mention in the limited number of drafts I've run in OOTPX. How big is the differential you're generally seeing?

06-14-2009, 10:41 PM	#5
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	As cnield suggested, there was a conscious decision made to decrease the number of early round starters drafted, and this was done because posters up through Version 9 complained that too many were chosen. I think I even remember seeing this change on one of the few 'feature' lists for Version 10.

06-15-2009, 01:56 PM	#7
Outlaw III Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WI Posts: 28	My draft last night was ONLY 10 pitchers (SP or MR or CL) taken in the first round. That just seems too few. You never know who will develop, so I like drafting a lot of pitchers and sifting through them down the road. "You can buy the bats, but you have to grow the arms." - Andy McPhail