Performance-Based Player Progression (Official Thread)

[Maverick09]

Quote: Originally Posted by tabarnes19

Not to beat a dead horse, but every player does not regress at 33. Attached you will see Ellsbury at age 36. People have talked about players falling off a cliff. In one sim Cabrera retired at an 82 overall hall of famer. One of the issues with having stats drive progression/regression, even with the small input that is in this year is progression exploding. Remember on the default rosters there are 3 total 99 players and very few 90 overall players. Here is 5 or 6 years in the future. Look at the Abreu numbers..

In the 2nd picture; is that the Red Sox roster only? Or the entire league? Those OVR ratings are absolutely ridiculous!

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Red Sox only. The other picture was free agency.

[Maverick09]

Quote: Originally Posted by tabarnes19

Red Sox only. The other picture was free agency.

How is that even acceptable? How can the rosters be so horribly calibrated??? They have enough 90+ OVR pitchers to fill their AAA and AA pitching rotations.....

This basically ruins the entire franchise mode for those who like playing several years.

[Grubster11]

Quote: Originally Posted by tabarnes19

Here is Ellsbury.

I didn't mean that the substantial regression will occur at age 33, but it will come to every player at some point after this age, and that's my issue. It has happened in every franchise I have played since before I can even remember. Just start a quick franchise with the Jays, sim a season and you'll see what I mean. You'll see why I, as a Jays fan especially, have wanted this issue addressed for years.

[geisterhome]

Quote: Originally Posted by Maverick09

How is that even acceptable? How can the rosters be so horribly calibrated??? They have enough 90+ OVR pitchers to fill their AAA and AA pitching rotations..... This basically ruins the entire franchise mode for those who like playing several years.

Lol have to agree those ratings are insane...

[BrianU]

Quote: Originally Posted by geisterhome

Lol have to agree those ratings are insane...

It looks like one of those historic all-timers legends rosters you download to mess around with. Does anyone have a bug report filed we can all upvote?

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Under Pitcher progression, I have let them know as well.

[Maverick09]

Quote: Originally Posted by BrianU

It looks like one of those historic all-timers legends rosters you download to mess around with. Does anyone have a bug report filed we can all upvote?

Doubt they would spend the time to fix this issue; it was there in last year's game as well. The problem is there are way too many minor league and MLB pitchers with B to A potentials. The devs obviously don't spend the time to calibrate their default rosters in order to make sure ratings remain consistent through time.

I'm planning on restarting my franchise with rosters containing nerfed potentials. Otherwise, playing with the default rosters is a bit of a joke.

Here is the link to tabarnes19's bug report, please upvote it so the devs can see it.

http://theshownation.com/bug_reports/10503