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OOTP 21 - General Discussions Everything about the brand new version of Out of the Park Baseball - officially licensed by MLB and the MLBPA. |
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03-30-2020, 05:25 PM | #1 |
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Developing Prospects
As the 2020 Royals GM (now on 2022), I'm obviously focused on prospects.
I have noticed that many of my top prospects when I took over the game have gone down a MINIMUM of half a point (3.5 to 3.0 or 3.0 to 2.5, etc) but in at least half the cases, they've gone down a full point or more. This actually doesn't bother me because that's how real baseball works. I want many of my prospects to fail because its challenging and its realistic. What I'm wondering is, 1. how often do prospects that are 21 or under that drop a half point or a full point - how often do they "get back to where they once were thought of". Once they start going down and have been in the system 2-3 years, are they in most cases dead in the water? 2. Also, my second question, I spent a TON more money on organizational development this year (like $18 mil) and like $15 mil a year on scouting, AND I've spent more money on better coaches at AAA and MLB. Do these things help much or is it a total crap shoot with not much correlation? 3. LASTLY, once a guy gets to MLB - let's say he's 2.5 with a 3.0 potential, or 3.0 with a 3.5 potential - how many years does it normally take him to get to that potential IF in fact he does get there? Thank you! |
03-30-2020, 05:57 PM | #2 |
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1. If they are still young under 23 then they still have a chance to get back to where they were or even break the ceiling. After 23 is when their clock starts to tick and bought time they hit 25-26 they are pretty much developed.
2. No correlation. Better coaches and more money in those departments will help some but just like spending a fortune on lottery tickets doesn’t necessarily mean you are going to win the lottery. 3. Players stop developing at 26 years old or so. If he’s having a monster year he should reach full potential very fast. If he’s not ready for the majors, it will stunt his growth. Last edited by SirMichaelJordan; 03-30-2020 at 06:12 PM. |
03-30-2020, 06:21 PM | #3 | |
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03-30-2020, 07:06 PM | #4 |
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Sometimes players decline. Sometimes your scout was just wrong. Hard to tell. Now the game lets you know how well the player is scouted. If you have a bad scout and don't play on 100% accurate scouting you never know if a kid burned out or if your scout just was crap on his evaluation.
Getting a good scout is number 1 priority when you want to build youth. Just starting '21 but in '20 and even previous versions when I had one of the best scouts for amatuer talent I rarely failed on a prospect and when I did it was often due to injuries setting the kid back. When I had meh or bad scouts I had a lot more misses. Playing KC I was competitive for years and even had a couple of WS appearances. I always had replacements for my players I had to trade or let go because of budgets. When my scout wasn't as good, not so much. Your scout is the number 1 investment if you want to build minors and have a steady flow of players. I suggest this even if you are in huge market. Aging expensive veterans can decline quicker than you think.I didn't find the find the number 1 draft pick went to a scrub after playing in rookie league near as much with excellent scouts as I did when I had average or bad scouts. I also do my own premotion/demotion in the minors. I haven't let the AI do it in a long while so I can't say how well it does this now. Last edited by Biggio509; 03-30-2020 at 07:08 PM. |
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