Official Rolen/Cubby Player Rating Question Thread

[pstrickert]

I made this suggestion before, but I'll do so again (this time with some stats).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

Carlos Lee

2006 (Projected Stats as per Fox Sports)

G-162, 2B-29, 3B-0, HR-44, RBI-130, BA-.292

2005 Stats

G-162, 2B-41, 3B-0, HR-32, RBI-114, BA-.265


Prince Fielder

2006 (Projected)

G-159, 2B-39, 3B-2, HR-29, RBI-84, BA-.281

2005

G-39, AB-59, HR-2 (minimal playing time)


Bill Hall

2006 (Projected)

G-143, 2B-41, 3B-7, HR-31, RBI-77, BA-.263

2005

G-146, 2B-39, 3B-6, HR-17, RBI-62, BA-.291


Based on these stats, I think Prince Fielder and Bill Hall should have similar Gap Power and HR Power numbers. Carlos Lee should have a lower Gap Power number but higher HR Power number. I'll have to recheck the numbers in your roster set, but I do believe you've got Prince Fielder rated too high for HR Power and maybe a bit low for Gap Power. Every sim I do, I get Carlos Lee-like numbers for Prince Fielder (and vice versa).

[Stu]

Not sure if this has been pointed out but Craig Hansen (Red Sox AA) has a 175 for hit batsmen. Seems a bit high.

[Willmore]

Sing you haven't done AA yet, you might want to see this:

A scouting report for Ryan Feierabend in the Seattle system, who has improved since season's star, and has become the #1 pitching prospect for us, with the exception of Brandon Morrow for the sole reason that Morrow has only pitcher 1 inning. Courtesy of prospectinsider.com:

Strengths: Feierabend is an intelligent pitcher whose best attribute may be his ability to put what he’s learned to use on the mound significantly quicker than most young arms. His pick-off move is second only to fellow southpaw Travis Blackley in the entire system and his physical tools grade very high.

His command has been an enormous key to his success this season and his confidence is a driving force.

Weaknesses: Feierabend’s stuff is solid but it’s not good enough to hold up when his control goes south and certainly won’t get him through many starts when he falters when things get dicey. But he’s improving in all areas and is truly a work-in-progress that’s actually progressing, and well, too.

It may be wise for Feierabend to continue working on a cutter or a true slider to use versus lefties, though he’s yet to hit the wall against the power bats from that side of the plate.

Once deemed a project, Feierabend is now a success story. Even at 20.

Tools: Now/Future

Fastball: 50+/55+

Sitting 87-91 with a 4-seam fastball, Feierabend is able to locate his heater well, setting up his secondary pitches.

Change: 55/65

Sometimes overused, Feierabend’s changeup is headed for the “plus” table. With more experience he’ll learn when enough is enough. Right-handers have a lot of trouble hitting this pitch squarely.

Curve: 50/55+

The better his curve ball gets, the less he needs to throw the change and the more promising Feierabend’s career becomes. Two years ago, the curve ball was a show-me pitch. Now it’s a true weapon.

Control-Command: 55/65

A classic example of how hard work and consistency can pay dividends. Being able to hit the catcher’s glove is essential for any pitcher who doesn’t throw 95 mph or have four plus pitches.

Delivery-Mechanics: 60/65+

Throwing from a 4/5 arm angle, Feierabend’s flowing but somewhat quiet delivery reminds some of Tom Glavine. He keeps his front side closed and is able to maintain identical arm slots with all of his pitches.

Staying Power: 50/55


Overall Future Potential: 63.0

[medlinke]

I downloaded the latest version of OOTP 2006.

My game version is: 1.0.2.12258

I'm running: Windows XP SP2 with all the latest patches installed

I downloaded and installed the CRBeta06_v0.5.zip file from Cubby's sig from filefront.

I loaded the save game file and created a new Human General Manager. I selected to start as the GM of the Atlanta Braves.

The game promptly crashes.

---------UPDATE--------
If this happens to you...do the following:

You have to set Bud Selig to Act As: NONE
Select Bud Selig and remove his commissioner role
Create a new Human Manager that starts unemployed
Select that human manager

[KySteveH]

Originally Posted by KySteveH

General note about pitchers - I have noticed that many of the SP's have way inflated hitting ratings. Aaron Harang is a horrible hitter, and (on the 20-80 scale) he's 39 contact, 43 power, 42 eye. Brandon Claussen is 40/44/43.

Does that seem high to you guys?

Oh, and Eric Milton has a 51 rating for power!

Sorry about the double post; I got lost in form posting hell

Bump...in case this got lost in the shuffle...I've seen a bunch more pitchers hitting way too well.

[afail]

Decaster on the Pirates AAA has an 80 potential, that seems insanely high, hes projected to be a utility player, nothing more

[Willmore]

what's the scale, afail ?

[CubbyFan23]

Originally Posted by afail

Decaster on the Pirates AAA has an 80 potential, that seems insanely high, hes projected to be a utility player, nothing more

Sigh

[afail]

Originally Posted by Willmore

what's the scale, afail ?

not sure what you mean...i normally dont notice ratings too much, but that one just really caught my eye

[afail]

Originally Posted by CubbyFan23

Sigh

don't know what that's about -- just trying to point out something off

[CBLCardinals]

Originally Posted by afail

don't know what that's about -- just trying to point out something off

Earlier in this thread or the other one regarding the roster set Cubby explained that most of the minor leaguers either have to be re-rated, or have NOT been touched.

[Toado]

Random notice: Lirano's # is one-hundred and something.... it should be 47.

[deadringer]

Has anybody gotten to test the rosters long term yet? I'm curious if the modifiers will need to be tweaked or if the league will remain stable long term.

[Bob Zupcic]

I saw that y'all had made some changes to the major league players I suggested earlier, and I saw that you've done some work on the Pawtucket Red Sox. So I thought I'd offer some more suggestions about the Red Sox organization. Hope this is helpful.

Alex Cora: This guy should be getting a bit more love. He's one of the better utility infielders in the league. He's batting .306 this year, so I think his contact rating should get a boost. I wish you could make the game respect intangibles more than it does, but in any case, I'd give this guy high marks in leadership, work ethic, and intelligence.

Manny Delcarmen: He's become a key middle reliever in the Boston bullpen this year, and he's sporting a 3.48 ERA in the majors. He's throwing his curveball for strikes, keeping the ball in the park, and striking people out. I'd boost his ratings all around.

Hee Seop Choi: His best season in the majors was 2004, when he hit .251 with 15 home runs. His current ratings predict a .263/28 season. That seems far too good, especially since he really seems to have lost his stroke in the minors this year.

Lenny DiNardo: His current ratings point him to a sparkling 3.93 ERA over a full season. Most scouts rate him as a potential #4 or #5 starter in the majors, where he has a 7.11 ERA this season.

Craig Hansen: As someone mentioned in another post, he probably won't hit 175 batters in a full season. And his current ratings should be boosted, as he has pitched well enough to earn a spot in Boston's bullpen. His potentials seem about right.

Jon Lester: His potential ratings look about right (though I'd probably kick them up a notch to make him Boston's undisputed #1 prospect), but his current ratings should be boosted across the board. He has claimed the #3 spot in the Red Sox rotation, and he just one-hit the Royals through eight innings a few days ago. The dude is for real.

Alejandro Machado: His ratings seem just a little high. At best, he'll probably be nothing more than a Pawtucket-shuttle roster filler. He'd be very lucky to ever bat .272 in the majors, which his current ratings predict. He's hitting .248 in Pawtucket this season.

Dustan Mohr: Not that you've got him rated all that great, but even .245 with 21 home runs seems unrealistic for this guy. This season in the minors, he's batting .169 with one homer. Maybe ratchet up his injury rating, too. I'd leave his potentials where they are, since he could get back on track at some point.

Dustin Pedroia: His current ratings are pretty high across the board. Although I'm high on him, his potential probably isn't superstar caliber. He's more like a very good David Eckstein. (Incidentally, I think you might have Eckstein rated a bit low.)

Tim Wakefield: His ratings project to a 4.89 ERA. He hasn't had an ERA that high since 2000, when the team kept bouncing him from the bullpen to the rotation and back. He's not a spectacular pitcher, but his ERA of 4.14 this season is a much closer indicator of his actual ability.

[Bob Zupcic]

I should note that there are 40 other guys in the Red Sox system at the MLB and AAA levels that I didn't mention. That's because you've got those guys nailed. Awesome work.

[billethius]

Originally Posted by Bob Zupcic

Jon Lester: His potential ratings look about right (though I'd probably kick them up a notch to make him Boston's undisputed #1 prospect), but his current ratings should be boosted across the board. He has claimed the #3 spot in the Red Sox rotation, and he just one-hit the Royals through eight innings a few days ago. The dude is for real.

Of course, he followed that performance by giving up 8 hits and 5 runs to the Seattle Mariners, who are hardly a major league team. 1 hitting KC is really like 1 hitting a AA team. It's nice, but doesn't mean much overall. Of course, that doesn't mean that his ratings are completely correct as-is or anything. I really can't say.

[Bob Zupcic]

[quote=billethius]Of course, he followed that performance by giving up 8 hits and 5 runs to the Seattle Mariners, who are hardly a major league team. 1 hitting KC is really like 1 hitting a AA team. It's nice, but doesn't mean much overall.[quote]

Fair enough. Lester's overall numbers tend to support my view, though: 5-0, 3.04 ERA, 44 hits, 4 HR's, and 41 K's in 50.1 innings. The only eyebrow-raiser is the 30 walks he's allowed. He's had to pitch out of trouble a lot.

[hardcorebubba]

I have version 5 of the cubby roster set, but when I enable the full scouting mode all of the player ratings are gone. I even tried scouting the players again with one of my scouts, but it did not change anything. When I turn the full scouting mode back off the ratings are back. Is there something I can do to change this?

[Mike Lowe]

I've noticed, about a month into my season with the latest build (v5), that pitching ERA etc has been inflated big time. My team has an ERA around 6 and is ranked liked 14th or something. I was expecting this to have my team ranked about 29th or 30th. Perhaps it was just a rough 5 weeks?

I simmed up until a GM position opened up. One opened up May 6th and i checked out the stats then.

If it helps I can give more stats or whatever. With the small sample that I've seen it seems we have the opposite effect of the imported rosters which had dominant pitching.

[Mike Lowe]

Originally Posted by hardcorebubba

I have version 5 of the cubby roster set, but when I enable the full scouting mode all of the player ratings are gone. I even tried scouting the players again with one of my scouts, but it did not change anything. When I turn the full scouting mode back off the ratings are back. Is there something I can do to change this?

You need to select to view the ratings from your scout and not from SISA. It's on the top right of the web browser I believe.