Overall to Potential

[CMoneyGB]

Axfod will drop ever year actully til he reaches his "max potental", so he drops like 5 points in everything every year til he hits B overall, that how the system works in the game

[Cavicchi]

I just don't understand that, not progressing...

Papelbon is an A overall with A potential, and older than Axford.

Axford in 3 ML seasons has ERA of 3.52 (7 games) in 2009, 2.48 (50 games) in 2010, 1.95 (74 games) in 2011. Career ERA 2.26

There are lots of players with A overall and A potential who are in their prime, some older, and I just don't get your reasoning. Manny Ramirez is A overall with A potential. I might be wrong about Manny's Overall, but he does have A potential.

[niles08]

So does potential change then? After reading the posts I am confused...if I draft a D potential first baseman can he change to a B potential or even A if he rakes for a couple of years?

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[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by niles08

So does potential change then? After reading the posts I am confused...if I draft a D potential first baseman can he change to a B potential or even A if he rakes for a couple of years? Sent from my DROID Pro

Any player can move TWO letters in either direction in his career.
So yes...a D could become a B...not an A though.
I have only seen a two grade drop once though.
Usually, it's a one grade move.

M.K.
Knight165

[Cavicchi]

Quote: Originally Posted by niles08

So does potential change then? After reading the posts I am confused...if I draft a D potential first baseman can he change to a B potential or even A if he rakes for a couple of years? Sent from my DROID Pro

I was asking why Axford who has an A overall has B potential. I haven't seen any other player like that, A overall with B potential, though I haven't checked the entire roster. What some seem to be saying is Axford will not be an A overall next season since he has B potential. It would appear to me that a player with A overall having B potential means he is going downhill, or not going to a year worthy of an A overall. I haven't started a franchise, so this is all based on the default roster regarding Axford.

Can potential change? Good question, but I don't know.

[Cavicchi]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Any player can move TWO letters in either direction in his career. So yes...a D could become a B...not an A though. I have only seen a two grade drop once though. Usually, it's a one grade move. M.K. Knight165

How about Axford who has an A overall with B potential in the default roster? Is he going downhill, going to be a B overall next season? Not going to have a year worthy of A overall in 2012? I am really confused on this one.

[niles08]

So if u can move 2 letters up...how does this effect progression. Say my D first baseman hits 40 bombs in a season in the minors...will he gain a ton in power progression or will he simply gain a little since he's a D? And does one good season move them up a letter or what exactly?

Thanks for the responses

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[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by niles08

So if u can move 2 letters up...how does this effect progression. Say my D first baseman hits 40 bombs in a season in the minors...will he gain a ton in power progression or will he simply gain a little since he's a D? And does one good season move them up a letter or what exactly? Thanks for the responses Sent from my DROID Pro

No...that's not the way it works.
It's not automatic because of a poor/great season.
It's pretty selective. Probably you will only see 5-6 players get changes per year.
Yes...the progression will change with it.

As for Axford....it's not necessarily so that he will drop. A and B are pretty close in what the progression aims for.
Age also plays a huge part in progression/regression and at 29...he's nearing the end of his progression days.

M.K.
Knight165