World Scouting Pays Off!!! - Page 3

lynchjm24 · 06-15-2006, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

Those are signing bonuses and then they get mahor league minimums their first three years...FYI Cuban players are an anomoly because of the political situation between the USA and Cuba.

No kidding. But in this game you just get excellent prospects from anywhere for minor league deals - no bonuses. For a game that tried to capture the entire 'world of baseball', that's a pretty major shortfall - entirely missing how players like that are acquired.

treedom · 06-23-2006, 09:36 PM

I'm in the third year of my league and I've recently gotten double-lucky with some world scouting. First, just before the season, I was agonizing over the decline of my LF, wondering where I could find a replacement. In the last days of ST, one of my scouts found outfielder Sergio Aluando in Cuba. He's a 27 yo whose C/H/E is 7/7/6 (on a 1-10 scale). He's fit in nicely, putting up a .858 OPS in April (this is a very low offense league, and that's good enough for 10th best in the league for the month).

And, just now, as April draws to a close, a second of my starting pitchers went on the DL for an extended period, and I found myself digging deep into the very shallow talent pool in AAA. The next day the scout I had sent to Canada advises me of a 25 yo starter named Patrick Blanchet who is actually from, get this, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which isn't really part of Canada, but a tiny French colony off the coast of Newfoundland. Cool. Anyway, he's pretty good too, with an S/M/C at 6/7/8 and a potential of 7/7/8.

My scouts did done good shucks.

Faroo6 · 06-23-2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jbsnadb

One of my scouts found a decent 24 year-old shortstop in Cuba, that I decided to take a chance on with a minor league contract. In the ninth game of his professional career (with my AA affiliate) he hit for the freakin' CYCLE!!!!!!!!! I love this kid, and I'm excited to watch him rise through the ranks, especially since I have some issues at short. He's hitting .300, with 5 rund scored and 8 walks. I'll keep you posted.

DON'T IGNORE THE REST OF THE WORLD WHEN SCOUTING!!!!

It can be a life-saver!

So, how's he doing now.

jbsnadb · 06-24-2006, 12:00 AM

Funny you ask, since I saw this thread again and decided to give him a look (before reading this post). Just closed out the game, but I do remember he's still going strong at AA, hitting near .290 with 8HR (not much expected of him in the power dept. He's only got a potential of 8/20 (currently at 5 - according to one of my scouts). He's a bit of a liability in the field, with 28 errors in 750 defensive innings, but has an overall VORP of 33.8, which I don't think is too bad, since it's only July 10th of his first professional year.

I checked his monthly splits, and April was by far his worst month, hitting only .268. He's picked it up since then, and is hitting .310 in the first nine days in July.

I don't want to rush him, so he'll probably finish the year in AA, and start 1987 in AAA, with the possibility of amid-season call-up, unless he continues to hit, since I have has a deficiency so far at that position on my ML squad.

06-23-2006, 09:36 PM	#42
treedom Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Transylvania Posts: 2,900	I'm in the third year of my league and I've recently gotten double-lucky with some world scouting. First, just before the season, I was agonizing over the decline of my LF, wondering where I could find a replacement. In the last days of ST, one of my scouts found outfielder Sergio Aluando in Cuba. He's a 27 yo whose C/H/E is 7/7/6 (on a 1-10 scale). He's fit in nicely, putting up a .858 OPS in April (this is a very low offense league, and that's good enough for 10th best in the league for the month). And, just now, as April draws to a close, a second of my starting pitchers went on the DL for an extended period, and I found myself digging deep into the very shallow talent pool in AAA. The next day the scout I had sent to Canada advises me of a 25 yo starter named Patrick Blanchet who is actually from, get this, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which isn't really part of Canada, but a tiny French colony off the coast of Newfoundland. Cool. Anyway, he's pretty good too, with an S/M/C at 6/7/8 and a potential of 7/7/8. My scouts did done good shucks. __________________ A rake and a roustabout. Last edited by treedom; 06-23-2006 at 09:39 PM.

06-24-2006, 12:00 AM	#44
jbsnadb All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,098	Funny you ask, since I saw this thread again and decided to give him a look (before reading this post). Just closed out the game, but I do remember he's still going strong at AA, hitting near .290 with 8HR (not much expected of him in the power dept. He's only got a potential of 8/20 (currently at 5 - according to one of my scouts). He's a bit of a liability in the field, with 28 errors in 750 defensive innings, but has an overall VORP of 33.8, which I don't think is too bad, since it's only July 10th of his first professional year. I checked his monthly splits, and April was by far his worst month, hitting only .268. He's picked it up since then, and is hitting .310 in the first nine days in July. I don't want to rush him, so he'll probably finish the year in AA, and start 1987 in AAA, with the possibility of amid-season call-up, unless he continues to hit, since I have has a deficiency so far at that position on my ML squad.