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  • chazmaniandevil
    Son of Hades
    • Nov 2008
    • 5792

    Help With Franchise

    I broke down all the scouts comments and figured out exactly what they meant by comparing their comments to players already in the MLB. I can predict with great accuracy which prospects will have A potential or B potential, what type of control they will have, etc based on the scouts comments. I compiled a list of prospects and saved it on my wordpad.

    So I go to draft day and discover that only a tiny portion of the players in the scout pool are available to be drafted, and the game tells you the attributes for each player in the draft regardless of whether you scouted them or not.

    I didn't bother scouting 16 or 17 year olds because I figured they would not be in the draft, but I figured 22 year olds would all be in the draft. There were 50 starting pitchers who were 22 years old in the scout pool but only 3 22 year old starting pitchers were in the draft pool on draft day. What happens to all the other 22 year olds? Are they still available next year when they are 23, do they quit baseball and take up golf or what? Is this just a first year thing or does it happen this way every year?

    My new revised scouting strategy is to only scout a player until I find his potential, add him to my list of players and their potential, and then move on to the next player. Since the game gives you their attributes and only a small portion of the players are in the draft it doesn't make sense to spend a lot of time scouting a player beyong his potential.









    By the way, in case anybody cares, here is a breakdown of scouts comments and what it means in terms of player potential. Many are obvious but not all. Note that some of the players in the second tier of the scouting list will have A potential, just a lower starting point than those on the top tier.

    A potential position players

    Future star - McClouth, Napoli, Geovany Soto

    Should excel in the majors - Ludwick, Billy Butler, Milledge, Votto

    Has the talent, all he needs is the chance - Yadier Molina, Hawpe, Alexei Ramirez, Alex Gordon, Kendrick

    Will challenge for the MVP before long - Upton, Ellsbury, Victorino

    The potential is there for stardom - Tutlowitzki, Brandon Phillips, Corey Hart


    Future star, possible superstar - Kemp, Youkilis, Josh Hamilton, McCann

    As close to being a sure thing as you can get - Adrian Gonzalez, Pedroia, Longoria, Upton, Sizemore, David Wright, Ryan Howard, Braun, Fielder


    Huge upside, should make a big splash at the shoe - Markakis, Granderson, Willy Taveras, Pence

    Does nearly everything well. A stud - Rios, Uggla


    All around talent makes his future a bright one - Quentin, Arnold Girard (computer generated guy)

    At minimum should be an all star - Kinsler, Zimmerman

    Has the tools, has the makeup, a future superstar - Hanley Ramirez

    Nobody has more talent - Jay Bruce


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    Pitchers A potential
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    Solid arm, very useful relief pitcher - Capps.


    Loads of potential, if harnessed he'll be a star - Wainwright, Chris Young P, Wang, Ervin Santana, Jarvis Looper (computer generated guy), Morrow, Ting (computer generated guy), Volquez


    The talent is there, should get a chance to do setup work - Qualls, Zumaya


    Should make more than a few all star teams - Chris Young CF, Russell Martin, Ethier, Adam Jones, Cavazos (computer generated guy), Jose Lopez, Chris Davis

    Should anchor the setup corps in the bullpen - Street, Jenks, Joey Devine


    An elite reliever in any situation - Broxton, Papelbon, Saito


    Could be an ace for years to come - Billingsly, Cain

    Has a chance to be a minor ace - Kuroda, McGowan, Slowey

    Should be a top starter for his team - Kershaw

    Should be #2 starter at worst - Dobson (computer generated player) this guy is terrible control, hard thrower on all pitches, Anibal Sanchez, Josh Johnson


    Has the tools to be a superstar - Lincecum, Hamels


    He has a very high ceiling - Matsuzaka, Hughes, Verlander, Liriano

    Outstanding stuff, terrific makeup, future star - Lester, Kazmir, Price, Carmona, Greinke, Jurrens

    An asset out of the pen - Okajima

    Ought to contend for a few Cy Young awards before he's done - Chamberlain

    Only a matter of time before he's an all star - Garza, Danks

    The talent is there for him to be an all star - Shields, Jered Weaver, Nolasco, Cueto, Gallardo

    Very good reliever, should excel in setup work - Rafael Perez, Arredondo

    Closer in waiting, top notch setup man - Soria

    Should blossom into an all star and staff ace - Felix Hernandez

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    B potential position players

    Loaded with potential, could be a star - Doumit, Cano, Chris Snyder, Stephen Drew, Connor Jackson, Mark Reynolds, Garrett Atkins, Barmes, Spilborghs, Gerut, E Burriss, Aaron Hill, Church, Coste, Theriot, K Matsui

    Gobs of talent, should make a terrific regular - L Scott, Swisher, Iwamora, D Navarro, Inglett, Lind, J Fields, J Owens, Willingham, Dukes, Tiner


    Will be a productive player abeit with limited upside - Schumaker, Ian Stewart, Blake Dewitt, Dobbs

    Better tools than most, good future - Iannetta, Melky Cabrera, Jason Bartlett, Hardy, Headley


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    B potential pitchers
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    A #2 or #3 starter with some upside - Snell, Scherzer, Jonathan Sanchez, Guthrie, Sonnastine, Marcum, Litsch, floyd, Olsen, Lannan, Pelfrey, Blanton, R Hill, W Rodriguez, D Bush, Parra

    Solid middle reliever with above average stuff - Yates, Craig Hansen, Kyle McClellan, Tony Pena, John Rauch, M Adams, J Hampton, J Miller, C Ray, J Lopez, Veras, Carlson, Feliciano

    Very capable pitcher. good #3 guy - Jason Davis, Zach Duke, Gorzelanny, Yusmeiro Petit, Baek, Mitre, Carrasco, D Cabrera

    A sold talent, He'll help most teams - Karstens, Edgar Gonzalez, Correia, Waters, Patton, H Sanchez, J Hammel


    A nice pitcher to have for middle relief work - Chris Perez, Albers, Sarfate, Littleton, Cormier

    The equipment is there, should help out of the pen - T Buchholz, C Wade, Brian Wilson, Sherrill, J Johnson, Ramon Ramirez, J Nelson, Tallet, Frasor, League, Thornton, Geary, Villanueva

    A notch below ace starters, but not far below - Jeff Francis, Ubaldo Jimenez, Maine


    Superb stuff. Will thrive as a middle reliever or setup man - Hong-Chih Kuo, Heath Bell, Delcarmen, Marmol


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    C Potential

    A nice pitcher to have for middle elief work - D Bautista, B Thompson,

    He can eat innings but probably never better than average - Ohlendorf, Burres

    Occasionally brilliant but also plagued by inconsistency - A Phillips, Moss, C Duncan, Barton, Montero, A Ojeda, Luna, Scott Hairston, Luis Rodriguez

    His stuff is nothing special but still may help out of the pen - S Burnett, Beam, Kinney, T Johnson, Slaten, Medders, Taschner

    Your garden variety middle reliever - Bootcheck, Brazoban, Hennessey

    Talent is good but frustrates managers with lack of consistency - Andy Laroche, J Salazar, Quintanilla, Delwyn Young, Ransom

    Could be a decent regular, nothing more - Paul Phillips, Riggans

    He'd be happy with a career as a #4 starter - Stauffer

    A solid talent, he'll help most teams - Misch

    Not a bad reliever but a dime a dozen

    _____________
    D potential

    Could be a decent regular, nothing more

    His stuff isn't great, will occupy a non important bullpen role

    Good for mopup duty and that's about it

    His future could be as a reserve

    Can help out in spots, maybe in a platoon role

    Starting regularly probably won't happen

    Not a bad reliever but a dime a dozen

  • krulmichael
    STRAAAAANGE MUSIC!
    • Feb 2009
    • 10721

    #2
    Damn, this is a very nice in-depth strategy, thanks for posting this man. I'll refer to this come the draft.

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