04-11-2017, 10:45 AM
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Re: Franchise Help!
I do this a lot. Based on my experience, whoever posted above me is right, the ceiling for B potential prospects is much higher than the floor is for A potential prospects. Meaning, with the right combination of production, training, and essentially luck, I've seen B potential prospects turn out to be absolute studs on a few occasions, but for the most part their potential rating doesn't change that much.
Example, last year, OF prospect Nick Williams on the Phillies had I think 87 potential when I started my 'chise, and the last season I played he was a 94 overall. I've never really seen an A prospect be a bust, but the first scenario I've seen happen on a few occasions.
I can't speak to how lineups work and whether or not it matters if they bat 9th or 2nd in AAA/AA. I always have them hit high in the order so they get more AB's, which yields higher production, which normally yields better OVR progression. I've never tried the other way around, I don't mind spending an extra few minutes to get everything right. I call my guys up to AAA once they hit about 66-69 OVR, and once they hit 70 OVR they're usually in the bigs, but when I sim I monitor their progress every couple weeks. If I bring a 73 OVR prospect up to the MLB and he bats .150 in the first 3 weeks, I send him back down. I think not producing at whatever level their playing at really hurts how they progress.
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