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  • Gagnon39
    Windy City Sports Fan
    • Mar 2003
    • 8544

    #1

    MLB Draft.

    I'm at the draft and the top pitcher I was hoping to get went with the 15th overall pick to the Phillies... dang it. Now I'm sitting here contemplating and have some questions I'm hoping my fellow OSers can help me out with.

    First... if I'm remembering correctly, there were 17-20 blue chip prospects to scout during the past few months. It seems that each of these has gone in the first 15 picks and now there's only three left. Am I a fool not to just take one of these with my first pick? Are they basically guaranteed A potential players? Of the three there'e two left fielders and one right fielder. I was really hoping to nab a top arm but at the same time I always want to take the best available player.

    Secondly.... some of the players that I fully scouted are not in the draft pool of players to pick. I'm assuming this simulates players that ended up, "deciding not to go into the draft?"

    I had a secondary pitcher that I had scouted (Vaughn Holt) who was an elite K/9 and velocity guy. He's nowhere to be found.
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  • MightyMaxxx13
    Rookie
    • Aug 2012
    • 407

    #2
    Re: MLB Draft.

    I haven’t done a draft in ‘20 yet but in past iterations, blue chip prospects just denoted guys that were future “80’s” that were already discovered and fully scouted (IE - high profile guys that every team already knows about). Its entirely possible to discover and scout other guys with future grades of 75-80. IIRC, future “80” guys can end up having potential anywhere from 85-99 (blue chippers included).

    Its also been the case that certain guys don’t show up in the draft pool like you noticed.

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    • Gagnon39
      Windy City Sports Fan
      • Mar 2003
      • 8544

      #3
      Re: MLB Draft.

      Originally posted by MightyMaxxx13
      I haven’t done a draft in ‘20 yet but in past iterations, blue chip prospects just denoted guys that were future “80’s” that were already discovered and fully scouted (IE - high profile guys that every team already knows about). Its entirely possible to discover and scout other guys with future grades of 75-80. IIRC, future “80” guys can end up having potential anywhere from 85-99 (blue chippers included).

      Its also been the case that certain guys don’t show up in the draft pool like you noticed.
      So a blue-chip prospect is not necessarily an A prospect. In other words, no guarantees once he's on the roster? Of the three left I don't think they'd be an A prospect. They are fully scouted and their, "potential," in the draft pool is an 80 for each of them but if you look at their individual grades none of them are 80's, lots of 60's through 75's, but not one single attribute cracks 80. I'd just hate to draft a guy that ends up being a C potential for me once he's on my roster with my first round pick.
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      • MightyMaxxx13
        Rookie
        • Aug 2012
        • 407

        #4
        Re: MLB Draft.

        Originally posted by Gagnon39
        So a blue-chip prospect is not necessarily an A prospect. In other words, no guarantees once he's on the roster? Of the three left I don't think they'd be an A prospect. They are fully scouted and their, "potential," in the draft pool is an 80 for each of them but if you look at their individual grades none of them are 80's, lots of 60's through 75's, but not one single attribute cracks 80. I'd just hate to draft a guy that ends up being a C potential for me once he's on my roster with my first round pick.
        I’ve never seen a future 80 end up with C potential but yeah they could be a high B

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        • Jr.
          Playgirl Coverboy
          • Feb 2003
          • 19171

          #5
          Re: MLB Draft.

          Originally posted by Gagnon39
          So a blue-chip prospect is not necessarily an A prospect. In other words, no guarantees once he's on the roster? Of the three left I don't think they'd be an A prospect. They are fully scouted and their, "potential," in the draft pool is an 80 for each of them but if you look at their individual grades none of them are 80's, lots of 60's through 75's, but not one single attribute cracks 80. I'd just hate to draft a guy that ends up being a C potential for me once he's on my roster with my first round pick.
          Nearly all of the blue chip prospects will end up with A potential but their current OVR can vary widely and many will be in the 50s or 40s unfortunately. If you have a self scouted guy you like, don't be afraid to draft them over a blue chip guy. Especially if their MLB ETA is better.

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          • Jr.
            Playgirl Coverboy
            • Feb 2003
            • 19171

            #6
            Re: MLB Draft.

            Originally posted by StateoftheFranchise
            Don't immediately discount a prospect just because they aren't a high enough projected potential you can still get quality guys from Cs and even Ds if they get better or if they are elite in at something. I drafted a guy who is a SS and he has 69 Con R 80 Pwr R/48 Con L 58 Pwr L and I called him up and hes mashing. His glove isnt there but I can live with a few error here and there.

            Remember MLB draft picks rarely ever make it as the system is not designed for them to become impact players right away for most. (Something I actually dislike but Im a Yankees fan)
            Good points. I go more by MLB ETA than anything.

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            • Gagnon39
              Windy City Sports Fan
              • Mar 2003
              • 8544

              #7
              MLB Draft.

              I ended up taking a self-scouted pitcher with my first pick. He is very hard-throwing and as high of a B potential as possible (89 potential). I ended up with 2 B’s and 4 C players. It’s not that big of a deal but I do wish I would have gotten at least one A. I have always loved scouting, drafting, developing, etc. and would love to see this area of the game expanded on next gen. It’s probably a long shot since franchise gets very little love, but one can hope.

              Here’s my draft recap if anyone’s interested.




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              • millertime98
                Rookie
                • Apr 2016
                • 198

                #8
                Re: MLB Draft.

                Ratings: I learned a while back when it comes to the draft not to pick guys based on their letter grades. I do auto scouting so when it comes time to pick a player after the Blue Chips have gone and my scouting accuracy has diminished, I look at:
                1. Franchise need
                2. MLB ETA
                3. Inflated ratings.

                So, for number 3, inflated ratings, this is when a guy is given an A potential but his hitting is very low but he has elite level speed, base running ability, awareness etc. It inflates their ratings and will likely result in a shortstop who is 27-67-A after 6 years in the minors and out of options. I try to run a realistic franchise so I don't even like to draft these guys as future trade pieces because the "A" potential will lead to the CPU offering way too good of players for them.

                I have noticed that some Blue Chip prospects that don't come out will be in the draft next year. I have had some of them in the scouting list for 3 years in previous games. It seemed more prevalent then, not as much anymore. Which I think is realistic. There were times in previous games where I'd have the 5th pick and there would be 20 Blue Chip guys and only 4 would come out!
                The biggest thing is the inflated ratings though. I look at those when I trade too. Sometimes, C potential players have the right ratings you're looking for but are very low on defense or speed or, God forbid...BUNTING AND DRAG BUNTING? Why this is even a rating I don't know.

                Also, sweet pic! what do you use for your write ups?
                Last edited by millertime98; 04-25-2020, 09:38 AM. Reason: update

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                • JoseJoseph9119
                  Rookie
                  • Mar 2018
                  • 179

                  #9
                  Re: MLB Draft.

                  It's vital to learn how to read scouting reports, as they tell the real story of a prospect. For example, 2 pitchers can have 80 potentials and earliest possible ETAs, but the one with all 50+ currently reported per/9s will vastly outperform the one with one 60 and 3 40s.

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