MLB 23 Scouting Discussion

[Kotter]

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Man I was planning on not doing any scouting until starting my franchise but it sounds like there needs some testing/trial and errors for me to find out the best way to handle this.

I love that they changed this and actually made it an engaging part of franchise.

I definitely recommend practicing the process of scouting, drafting, AND signing picks. Drafting is relatively straight forward except for scrolling through different lists.

Signing picks is something completely new. You need to consider the player’s interest. As in, if you’re deciding between 2 relatively equal prospects, go with the one you’re going to be able to easily sign.

Also, this is a question for everyone, is there any downside to throwing a ton of bonus money at a player? For example, if I only have one player left unsigned, does it count against my cap if I completely max out the bonus bar in order to sign him?

Lastly, just a side note, I love how you don’t know their final ratings until AFTER you sign them. Such a great addition. I used to dominate the draft and now it’s much more difficult, as it should be.


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[bryanm1982]

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Yeah I’ve definitely considered scouting just a handful of positions exclusively, but that’s not as fun.

I finally started my forever franchise (after 3 practice ones for scouting/draft). I always sim the first season and ended up having my best draft with the following strategy:

Week 1:
1- SP in west
2- SP in central
3- SP In international

Week 2:
1- SP in east
2- C in west
3- C in central

Week 3:
1- C in international
2- C in east
3- 1B in west

And then just going through each position (minus RP and CP) in each region once.

Then the final week or two I scouted individual players. This gave me the best results so far.


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Was curious if it matters on the scout’s ratings. If you have a scout that has 70 pitching but 90 hitting, do you still have him scout pitchers in week 1?

Was wondering if you could switch up the order and have specific scouts based on their rating.
Or do you find scouts that are more balanced?

[reyes the roof]

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Was curious if it matters on the scout’s ratings. If you have a scout that has 70 pitching but 90 hitting, do you still have him scout pitchers in week 1?

Was wondering if you could switch up the order and have specific scouts based on their rating.
Or do you find scouts that are more balanced?

I align my scouts so that the one with a high pitcher rating only scouts pitchers. I don’t know the extent of which it makes a difference but I do know the efficiency rating is important. If you have a scout with efficiency in the 90’s you can get a position 15% scouted in a week, whereas lower rated scouts will only get you 5 or 10% per week

[Nebraska133]

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Does anyone understand the % a prospect is scouted per week? I’ve had prospects have 30, 45, 69 and even 90% scouted per week. But I’m not really changing anything. I’m using the same scout to scout a pitcher every week and my 2 other scouts on position players. And the priority doesn’t seem to matter besides how much interest they gain.


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[gamewarden3006]

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Does anyone understand the % a prospect is scouted per week? I’ve had prospects have 30, 45, 69 and even 90% scouted per week. But I’m not really changing anything. I’m using the same scout to scout a pitcher every week and my 2 other scouts on position players. And the priority doesn’t seem to matter besides how much interest they gain.


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I believe that is where the efficiency rating of the scout comes into play

[Willis135]

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Does anyone understand the % a prospect is scouted per week? I’ve had prospects have 30, 45, 69 and even 90% scouted per week. But I’m not really changing anything. I’m using the same scout to scout a pitcher every week and my 2 other scouts on position players. And the priority doesn’t seem to matter besides how much interest they gain.


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High-school players take more time to scout followed by 2 yr community College players and then 4 year players are scouted the quickest

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[consecutive27]

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I have done two drafts so far. I used the same strategy for both, just doing individual scouting of players ranked close to the picks I have. Next season I'm going to try scouting by position for about half of the time, then focus on individuals as the draft gets closer. My first draft I had the first overall pick and got the best prospect I've ever seen in the show. 18 year old third baseman, 80 freaking overall and 99 potential. Unreal. Somehow I got another 99 potential CF later in the draft, might have been 3rd round. That guy was 18, around 60 overall starting out. My 2nd draft was not nearly as successful haha. Loving the new scouting and draft. I have been able to sign everyone without much trouble too.

[Therebelyell626]

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I have done two drafts so far. I used the same strategy for both, just doing individual scouting of players ranked close to the picks I have. Next season I'm going to try scouting by position for about half of the time, then focus on individuals as the draft gets closer. My first draft I had the first overall pick and got the best prospect I've ever seen in the show. 18 year old third baseman, 80 freaking overall and 99 potential. Unreal. Somehow I got another 99 potential CF later in the draft, might have been 3rd round. That guy was 18, around 60 overall starting out. My 2nd draft was not nearly as successful haha. Loving the new scouting and draft. I have been able to sign everyone without much trouble too.

This is exactly what I am doing and finding stars with pretty much every pick. I am not wasting my time scouting people I won’t get and it’s helping a lot. This scouting system isn’t very deep to be honest. I haven’t had a draft in 4 try’s where I have gotten a player lower than 84 potential. I just look at where I am drafting and individually scout players in that range that have decent potential

[consecutive27]

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This is exactly what I am doing and finding stars with pretty much every pick. I am not wasting my time scouting people I won’t get and it’s helping a lot. This scouting system isn’t very deep to be honest. I haven’t had a draft in 4 try’s where I have gotten a player lower than 84 potential. I just look at where I am drafting and individually scout players in that range that have decent potential

Those are some impressive results. My second draft I messed up a bit by taking some players I hadn't scouted as fully. Some guys were off the board sooner than I anticipated as well. The scouting system isn't super deep, but it's much more engaging and user friendly than it used to be.

[gamewarden3006]

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So I have done a few test runs and what I did was for the first 3 weeks or so I had everyone in discovery mode. Maybe even the first month. Then after that I put everyone into scouting positions I am interested or in need of. I just move them around each week. I have found several good prospects that have not even been rated by mlb. when I find something like this I will pull a scout and have him scout that individual for a week. Possibly 2 at the very most. I may only scout individual prospects for the last 2 weeks. and usually only 1 or 2 scouts

[Caulfield]

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This is exactly what I am doing and finding stars with pretty much every pick. I am not wasting my time scouting people I won’t get and it’s helping a lot. This scouting system isn’t very deep to be honest. I haven’t had a draft in 4 try’s where I have gotten a player lower than 84 potential. I just look at where I am drafting and individually scout players in that range that have decent potential

the CPU can definitely blow it on draft picks. I had a draft where the Mets drafted a guy in the 2nd round with D potential and he wound up entering their system with a 40 OverAll rating. now there's a scout I dont want lol

[Funkycorm]

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As a few users above noted, drafting is very easy this year. The advantage to the new system is that it takes less time each week and is less tedious to manage.

Here is my take and a few tips.

Advanced strategies aren't needed here.

Don't scout position or discover. Simply scout prospects around each of your round of picks. I would spend at least 3-4 weeks on first and second round picks each but that is personal preference. Keep it simple. That's the best thing to do.


As far as a few tips/observations I have after 9 drafts:

You can get high potential C, 1B, and 3B late in the draft. Don't waste early picks on those positions.

Most CP are drafted by the end of round 2. If you have your heart set on one, draft him early.

Just scout prospects and don't worry with discovery and position scouting.

Focus on the prospects to scout at your pick and below. Scouting above your pick is a waste of resources. It's also why scouting positions is a waste. You are scouting many players you won't be able to draft.

Not a lot of info here. I have learned much more but no time to write it out now.

Happy drafting!

[consecutive27]

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Drafted an outfielder today with the 16th pick. My scouts had him as the third ranked prospect. I was surprised he was available at 16. MLB had him around 20th I believe. I will check his ratings next time I play and see who got it right. Interesting to see the disparity in some of the scout rankings.

[WDE34]

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Can anyone tell me with 100% certainty if Texas is considered WEST or CENTRAL for scouting multiple players?

[kdutch98]

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the CPU can definitely blow it on draft picks. I had a draft where the Mets drafted a guy in the 2nd round with D potential and he wound up entering their system with a 40 OverAll rating. now there's a scout I dont want lol

I had the CPU Washington Nationals blow the second overall pick. Ended up being 60 overall, 74 potential 21 year old.

Allowed a 79 overall 99 potential 18 year old outfielder to fall to me at the 3rd overall pick. Looks to be a generational talent.