Does anyone else think these may be a bit OP? I like to do the first year of my franchise and when I did that and started the following Spring, 2 players I drafted are already in the low 70’s and threatening for a spot in the majors less than 12 months after being drafted while real life top prospects for the team (I’m the Tigers) are still in the high 60’s. This seems a little concerning and I’m wondering if I should trade one of them or something.
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Re: Draft Class discussion
Naw, I think it’s fine. Some draftees can have fast maturation times in real life. Also, they probably have significant flaws like a lack of plate discipline or vision or fielding that would make them better suited for the minors to start so they can refine their games. Overall doesn’t really mean much in this game in all honesty....I wouldn’t sweat it.
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Re: Draft Class discussion
Agreed. They usually have a fatal flaw that makes them unusable their first year or two. You may have a guy whose lights out with the bat but has a 33 across the board in fielding stats. Of course if your in the American League you can always DH him until his fielding comes along. Plus in real life prospects are coming along faster than they ever have. Juan soto went from AA to the majors at 19. I think it's in an okay place. The only problem I have is the CPU propensity for drafting high potential low overall guys which can take 4-5 years to reach the majors, leaving me the more seasoned prospects which have a greater impact sooner. Makes rebuilding a tad to easyComment
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Re: Draft Class discussion
I’ve also seen draft classes with almost no players who are quickly usable.
I don’t know how the overall balance is, but I’ve seen enough to at least say it isn’t definitely broken in that regard.Comment
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Re: Draft Class discussion
Thanks for all the feedback y’all. I had almost felt guilty about bringing one of these guys through to MLB so quickly even if they’re ready.Comment
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Re: Draft Class discussion
Overall I find the scouting and drafting aspect of this game to be very realistic. The one major caveat to that being the amount of 18-19 year olds that end up in the majors due to what I can only assume is a randomizing of the ages of prospects.
If they could find a way to make the ages more appropriate it would be a lot closer to perfect in my opinion. In real life its quite common to have an extremely raw high school player with limitless potential, or polished college players who would get to the majors very quickly but maybe don’t have much physical projection remaining.
The college players who are super polished with very lofty futures are extremely rare and almost always top-5 picks (think Strasburg, Mark Prior, Kris Bryant). 18-year-old High School kids who are just a year away from the majors are almost non-existant. I can think of two (A-Rod, Bryce Harper) who are going to forever be in the conversation for greatest amateur prospects of all time. International amateurs have a far greater chance of reaching the majors at a young age, mostly because they likely signed at age 16 and have been playing organized professional ball for 4-5 years by the time they are 20-21.
I do like that the sheer number of prospects you can pick from without having actually scouted allow for some “diamonds in the rough.” That is realistic to me. IE Albert Pujols was a 13th round pick as a 19-year-old from an unheralded junior college in Kansas City and went on to become a generational player very quickly.Comment
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