Scouting

Pirate Fan · 07-03-2015, 07:35 PM

I played this game for several years fairly soon after it was fist issued. Eventually they changed the scouting in a way that made the amateur draft unrealistic. I was in an online league but after the change in scouting, there was no consensus at all among the teams about who the top amateurs were. One team would receive a player's rating that suggested he had the potential to become the next Babe Ruth, while others received ratings that indicated that the same player had limited upside. Of course the real world is nothing like this, as there is always a consensus on who the top amateurs were.

As I recall, we had to wait until the Baseball America rankings came out to learn how we had done in the draft as, somehow, BA had better information than any team's scouting department. Anyway, my question is - has the scouting been revamped in the last few years so that it is more realistic?

Thanks for any insights provided.

battists · 07-12-2015, 11:55 PM

It has absolutely been revamped. As for how it compares to previous versions, I think it has taken steps forward, but to be honest, I haven't used scouting much in OOTP 16 yet, so I'm not a great person to ask.

07-03-2015, 07:35 PM	#1
Pirate Fan Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 166	Scouting I played this game for several years fairly soon after it was fist issued. Eventually they changed the scouting in a way that made the amateur draft unrealistic. I was in an online league but after the change in scouting, there was no consensus at all among the teams about who the top amateurs were. One team would receive a player's rating that suggested he had the potential to become the next Babe Ruth, while others received ratings that indicated that the same player had limited upside. Of course the real world is nothing like this, as there is always a consensus on who the top amateurs were. As I recall, we had to wait until the Baseball America rankings came out to learn how we had done in the draft as, somehow, BA had better information than any team's scouting department. Anyway, my question is - has the scouting been revamped in the last few years so that it is more realistic? Thanks for any insights provided.

07-12-2015, 11:55 PM	#2
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	It has absolutely been revamped. As for how it compares to previous versions, I think it has taken steps forward, but to be honest, I haven't used scouting much in OOTP 16 yet, so I'm not a great person to ask.