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Uhhhhhh does anyone else see the 1st overall pick from this year's draft in Free Agency.....what the fuck.

Doc reached out to me and explained the mistake he made. I will place him back on San Diego tomorrow

He was watching marblelympics and accidentally released him. It happens.

nick wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:47 pm He was watching marblelympics and accidentally released him. It happens.

I was thinking about this and wanted to get your guys thoughts.
We sit here and say this draft sucked. Ok, compared to some of our past drafts, yes, it sucked, but how does it compare to real life?

Are we just used to the league having too much top tier talent and not true to life?

I say that thinking, in real life, you have a handful of true all stars. Not guys that just make the all star team, but true all stars.
Guys that truly stand out.
A 50/50 rated guy is an average MLBer. So did the draft really suck if you think about it compared to real life?

Maybe the game is just getting more "real" and we have to adjust and realize our teams will no longer have 12 blue prospects and 17 green, but more like 4 blue (Stand outs) prospects and 6-8 green (Above Avg) and then a bunch more yellows (AVG).

Just a thought.

The_Niddler wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:57 pm A 50/50 rated guy is an average MLBer. So did the draft really suck if you think about it compared to real life?

Well, according to my scout, this draft had 0 average MLB quality hitters.

Not sure that's ever happened in real life.

Jose Ayala of San Diego no hits Boston a year after they designated him for assignment

DRWebs wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:09 pm Jose Ayala of San Diego no hits Boston a year after they designated him for assignment

He was claimed by SD in April even!

Revenge indeed.

shel311 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:00 pm

The_Niddler wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:57 pm A 50/50 rated guy is an average MLBer. So did the draft really suck if you think about it compared to real life?

Well, according to my scout, this draft had 0 average MLB quality hitters.

Not sure that's ever happened in real life.

well there weren't many but get a new scout...

What is the minimum number of games a guy can play to not be considered a rookie anymore the next year?

I always forget that number.

Ry wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:25 pm

shel311 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:00 pm

The_Niddler wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:57 pm A 50/50 rated guy is an average MLBer. So did the draft really suck if you think about it compared to real life?

Well, according to my scout, this draft had 0 average MLB quality hitters.

Not sure that's ever happened in real life.

well there weren't many but get a new scout...

My scouts been pretty solid for me and he didn’t have a single hitter at 50 either and only had 1 player with contact above 65. Second highest was 57 contact. Maybe JD is right in what the developers were going for but this draft was way too extreme with it and sucked major ass

DRWebs wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:09 pm Jose Ayala of San Diego no hits Boston a year after they designated him for assignment

First time I typed a no hitter and had to click the guys name to see who the fuck he was

wdoupis wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:30 pm

Ry wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:25 pm

shel311 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:00 pm

The_Niddler wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:57 pm A 50/50 rated guy is an average MLBer. So did the draft really suck if you think about it compared to real life?

Well, according to my scout, this draft had 0 average MLB quality hitters.

Not sure that's ever happened in real life.

well there weren't many but get a new scout...

My scouts been pretty solid for me and he didn’t have a single hitter at 50 either and only had 1 player with contact above 65. Second highest was 57 contact. Maybe JD is right in what the developers were going for but this draft was way too extreme with it and sucked major ass

An article I read yesterday from The Athletic did an analysis of 20-80 ratings for all five tools. There are major leaguers who have a hit tool rated below 50.
I think JD has hit the nail on the head. Maybe we have to severely shift our thinking. The amount of blues we had in the past wasn't realistic, but it was more fun.

1st overall pick Adley Rutschman scouting by FanGraphs. Imagine if the NDLB had to draft a 60 pot C 1st overall... ...

Haven't we already been through this once before though? Many many seasons ago we had a ton of loaded teams with blue players, especially in regards to SP's. Seems we had a bunch of subpar drafts after that as all the blue players were being thinned out.

I think we've adjusted to that and are now going through a second adjustment to bring the level of highly rated players down again.

I actually thought OOTP20 did a great job with how they adjusted the ratings and made less blues. Guys for the most part were properly rated and the stars had their own tier. I think the talent level the NDL at now is much lower than it was in 2040s and 50s but really at the perfect spot.

Terrible time to start rebuilding for many teams, thats for sure!

okayyy we have a HR Derby

Luis Torres (EDM) v Fred Velazquez (RICH)
Robert Graham (NJ) v Jim McCormick (YOU)
Pedro Hamm (PHI) v Hiroshi Minami (NJ)
Anastasio Martinez (WASH) v Leonardo Moran (WASH)

SP Julio Moreno is not who I thought he was.

It's also helpful and confusing to look at the ratings for the MLB teams in our game. For example Gary sanchez is rated a 71...