Why do pitcher ratings spike all at once on progress reports?

[Accipiter]

Anyone else have this problem? It seems to be usually during the first report after sprint training ends. I think it's because everyone calls up the dregs from the minor leagues so anyone with talent looks better comparatively (I'm talking about overall/potential ratings going up). It's a pain in the rear because it's hard to judge how someone's developing because they spike by 5-12 points during spring training, then plummet back down a certain amount during my June scouting reports.

Is there any way to avoid this? I can look at how their subratings are developing , but it's a pain trying to judge guys for roster spots when none of their ratings change, but their overall/potential goes up 11 points.

[Painmantle]

first off, overall/potential ratings are nothing more than a general guide and should not actually be used to evaluate a player, that's what individual ratings are for.

Your issue is probably because your overall evaluation is based on positions not all players, so during spring training there are a bunch of borderline ML players on rosters causing the better players to get a higher overall rating (Because there are more players at his position of a lesser value)

go to your game menu/ setup and options / global setup and on the bottom left there is a check box verall rating based on all players not positions" check that box and it should at least partially alleviate your issue

[Accipiter]

Originally Posted by Painmantle

first off, overall/potential ratings are nothing more than a general guide and should not actually be used to evaluate a player, that's what individual ratings are for.

Your issue is probably because your overall evaluation is based on positions not all players, so during spring training there are a bunch of borderline ML players on rosters causing the better players to get a higher overall rating (Because there are more players at his position of a lesser value)

go to your game menu/ setup and options / global setup and on the bottom left there is a check box verall rating based on all players not positions" check that box and it should at least partially alleviate your issue

Thanks! And you're right about the sub ratings. This is my first year playing OOTP, still learning