player development question

vamac53 · 10-10-2008, 05:37 PM

Does the game allow a player to improve his ratings DURING the course of a season, by way of experience, coaching, or whatever? If so how and when??? For example, the ratings on a player who is a rookie might show a 5 for power; but through experience, great coaching (on my part

), etc. does his ratings on his player profile page automatically change for the better? or better yet, as he plays over say, a 3 year span does the profile actually change his rating number? or is it just understood? How do we know it improved, if it doesn't physically change the number? I do know that I can manually edit ratings if in "commish" mode.

If I buy(which I am) ootp9 and play a few seasons with a team, then purchase ootp10, how does that affect my existing players? Like what if the ratings on Ervin Santana in ootp 10 is much better then the ratings on him in ootp9?

thx

Mike

satchel · 10-10-2008, 06:38 PM

Players' ratings can certainly rise during the season, to the extent that their numbers change. A rookie's power rating can raise from "5" to "6" or even higher, during the course of a season. Numbers can decrease too.

Each player has two sets of ratings: a current rating and a potential rating. The current rating is usually below the potential rating, unless the player is at the peak of his career. The potential rating can be thought of as the maximum to which a player can rise.

RchW · 10-10-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by vamac53

Does the game allow a player to improve his ratings DURING the course of a season, by way of experience, coaching, or whatever? If so how and when??? For example, the ratings on a player who is a rookie might show a 5 for power; but through experience, great coaching (on my part

), etc. does his ratings on his player profile page automatically change for the better? or better yet, as he plays over say, a 3 year span does the profile actually change his rating number? or is it just understood? How do we know it improved, if it doesn't physically change the number? I do know that I can manually edit ratings if in "commish" mode.

If I buy(which I am) ootp9 and play a few seasons with a team, then purchase ootp10, how does that affect my existing players? Like what if the ratings on Ervin Santana in ootp 10 is much better then the ratings on him in ootp9?

thx

Mike

According to some, player ratings only go down.

Seriously, player ratings change in a random but controlled manner up and down, based on the AI development curve and player creation settings. Obviously a high potential player 21/80 or 1/5 stars has the best chance of showing improvement but lesser light may actually improve quickly then plateau or drop in their late 20's.

You will actually see changes in player ratings. Generally overall ratings (I don't know if you use stars) will go up and approach the talent/potential rating. Remember you can hurt a players development if you bring him up too early or leave him in the minors too long.

If you use scouts and coaches you will get info through that process. I can't comment as I don't use that feature.

There is no way to tell what a new version would do to ratings but I've not seen any radical changes from v2006-7 and v8 and 9.

Soze · 10-14-2008, 03:25 PM

I have some extra questions on this issue...

What exactly makes ratings go up and down? Example, if a major league pitcher is struggling in the game, can you send him down to AAA to improve? An example is AJ Burnett is 4-14 with an ERA of 7+ in my league. Can I send him to the minors to make him better, because he's killing me every fifth start or will that only make him angry?

Also, with younger players, without scouts or coaches, how would you know whether or not a AAA player is actually ready for the major leagues? I have a player that is 15-3 with a 2.90 record in the minors, but I don't want to bring him up too quickly to make him worse? Any suggestions?

RchW · 10-14-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Soze

I have some extra questions on this issue...

What exactly makes ratings go up and down? Example, if a major league pitcher is struggling in the game, can you send him down to AAA to improve? An example is AJ Burnett is 4-14 with an ERA of 7+ in my league. Can I send him to the minors to make him better, because he's killing me every fifth start or will that only make him angry?

Also, with younger players, without scouts or coaches, how would you know whether or not a AAA player is actually ready for the major leagues? I have a player that is 15-3 with a 2.90 record in the minors, but I don't want to bring him up too quickly to make him worse? Any suggestions?

Rating changes are random within the development model. Young players should progress from 19-24 on an upward trend that may have bumps downward from time to time. A budding superstar should be obvious by 21-22.

Some players will get a talent boost that may change their potential from nothing all the way to star material. From 24-28 some players will plateau or even fall off and never make it. Some are late bloomers, even though that is rare.

Use your minor league report to give you an overview. See who is at the right level or needs to go back down. Take a risk with a high talent player as moving him up can accelerate his development. The risk is keeping him at a level he struggles at can ruin his development. Don't let someone hit 0.178 for a season at the wrong level.

Look at ratings vs talent as well as stats. Minor league stats can be misleading so determine if he is padding stats on weak competition. Let the AI help. In my experience it gets minor league assignments mostly right.

Oh and most important, that player is not AJ Burnett.

10-10-2008, 05:37 PM	#1
vamac53 Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 17	player development question Does the game allow a player to improve his ratings DURING the course of a season, by way of experience, coaching, or whatever? If so how and when??? For example, the ratings on a player who is a rookie might show a 5 for power; but through experience, great coaching (on my part ), etc. does his ratings on his player profile page automatically change for the better? or better yet, as he plays over say, a 3 year span does the profile actually change his rating number? or is it just understood? How do we know it improved, if it doesn't physically change the number? I do know that I can manually edit ratings if in "commish" mode. If I buy(which I am) ootp9 and play a few seasons with a team, then purchase ootp10, how does that affect my existing players? Like what if the ratings on Ervin Santana in ootp 10 is much better then the ratings on him in ootp9? thx Mike

10-10-2008, 06:38 PM	#2
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith Ark. USA Posts: 2,681	Players' ratings can certainly rise during the season, to the extent that their numbers change. A rookie's power rating can raise from "5" to "6" or even higher, during the course of a season. Numbers can decrease too. Each player has two sets of ratings: a current rating and a potential rating. The current rating is usually below the potential rating, unless the player is at the peak of his career. The potential rating can be thought of as the maximum to which a player can rise. __________________ JL Commish NPBL Rhode Island Reds ’33 ’34 ’35 TCBA San Francisco Railbornes ’74 ’76 ’77 ’78 FL New Orleans Black Sox ’56 ’57 ’58 ’59

10-14-2008, 03:25 PM	#4
Soze Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 52	I have some extra questions on this issue... What exactly makes ratings go up and down? Example, if a major league pitcher is struggling in the game, can you send him down to AAA to improve? An example is AJ Burnett is 4-14 with an ERA of 7+ in my league. Can I send him to the minors to make him better, because he's killing me every fifth start or will that only make him angry? Also, with younger players, without scouts or coaches, how would you know whether or not a AAA player is actually ready for the major leagues? I have a player that is 15-3 with a 2.90 record in the minors, but I don't want to bring him up too quickly to make him worse? Any suggestions?