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Post by David_ExposGM on Jul 5, 2016 10:59:48 GMT -5
I doubt very much Trout was ever viewed as a 1 star or half star guy by scouts, because in real life, talent is talent, and the game just doesn't emulate that well IMO Some might have. But they are now seeking employment in another field!
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Post by Sean_RedsGM on Jul 5, 2016 13:01:05 GMT -5
I doubt very much Trout was ever viewed as a 1 star or half star guy by scouts, because in real life, talent is talent, and the game just doesn't emulate that well IMO Some might have. But they are now seeking employment in another field! Trout was a raw talent if I remember correctly and some weren't sold on how quickly he would develop. Some even questioned his power. Plus, some teams just would rather take a college player that may have a lower ceiling but can help the big league team much sooner. Obviously they were wrong but if you look back at his minor league numbers it's not like he was driving the ball out of the park at the level he has done in his MLB career. What he was doing though was getting stronger, getting on base and stealing a ton of bases. A lot of development took place during his first two years in the minors, especially the ability to start driving balls that were doubles and triples into hr's.
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Post by Texas Rangers on Jul 5, 2016 14:18:15 GMT -5
Some might have. But they are now seeking employment in another field! Trout was a raw talent if I remember correctly and some weren't sold on how quickly he would develop. Some even questioned his power. Plus, some teams just would rather take a college player that may have a lower ceiling but can help the big league team much sooner. Obviously they were wrong but if you look back at his minor league numbers it's not like he was driving the ball out of the park at the level he has done in his MLB career. What he was doing though was getting stronger, getting on base and stealing a ton of bases. A lot of development took place during his first two years in the minors, especially the ability to start driving balls that were doubles and triples into hr's. He was a cold weather prospect and the Orioles had recently gotten burned by Billy Rowell, the lack of seeing him against good competition hurt him in the draft. OOTP doesn't account for cold weather prospects at all. Trout did nothing but crush in the minors, and most teenagers don't hit a lot of home runs. I don't undestand why this issue is out of nowhere getting so much attention when there is a real issue that nobody wants to discuss. Minor league hitting and pitching numbers are far far more important than this non pressing issue. Also scouts on sucks for drafting players.
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Post by Commish_Ron on Jul 5, 2016 14:32:02 GMT -5
I do love me some defensive baseball. Give me a 2-1 game over 12-10 any day. That being said watching the entire league bat .187 would hugely suck.
Derek or Anthony, can one of you confirm? Have we overridden some of the default league settings?
Honestly I have never played a solo league and have never taken time to become familiar with league level settings and options so I am not really sure what I am even asking. I know Rangers referenced them earlier in this thread.
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Post by Sean_RedsGM on Jul 5, 2016 15:12:36 GMT -5
Trout was a raw talent if I remember correctly and some weren't sold on how quickly he would develop. Some even questioned his power. Plus, some teams just would rather take a college player that may have a lower ceiling but can help the big league team much sooner. Obviously they were wrong but if you look back at his minor league numbers it's not like he was driving the ball out of the park at the level he has done in his MLB career. What he was doing though was getting stronger, getting on base and stealing a ton of bases. A lot of development took place during his first two years in the minors, especially the ability to start driving balls that were doubles and triples into hr's. He was a cold weather prospect and the Orioles had recently gotten burned by Billy Rowell, the lack of seeing him against good competition hurt him in the draft. OOTP doesn't account for cold weather prospects at all. Trout did nothing but crush in the minors, and most teenagers don't hit a lot of home runs. I don't undestand why this issue is out of nowhere getting so much attention when there is a real issue that nobody wants to discuss. Minor league hitting and pitching numbers are far far more important than this non pressing issue. Also scouts on sucks for drafting players. Sorry, I think you misunderstood my post. I was just providing some additional information about Trout, not saying that the OOTP scouting mechanism worked or anything. I don't think anyone expected him to have so much power so early in his career. That is a credit to the Angels development and more so Trout busting his butt off.
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Post by Dustin Ackley on Jul 5, 2016 16:03:07 GMT -5
I do love me some defensive baseball. Give me a 2-1 game over 12-10 any day. That being said watching the entire league bat .187 would hugely suck. Derek or Anthony, can one of you confirm? Have we overridden some of the default league settings? Honestly I have never played a solo league and have never taken time to become familiar with league level settings and options so I am not really sure what I am even asking. I know Rangers referenced them earlier in this thread. What I noticed in SBL is the setting is checked to auto adjust numbers yearly. That somehow lead to catchers having 300+ passed balls.
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Post by Texas Rangers on Jul 6, 2016 2:27:01 GMT -5
I do love me some defensive baseball. Give me a 2-1 game over 12-10 any day. That being said watching the entire league bat .187 would hugely suck. Derek or Anthony, can one of you confirm? Have we overridden some of the default league settings? Honestly I have never played a solo league and have never taken time to become familiar with league level settings and options so I am not really sure what I am even asking. I know Rangers referenced them earlier in this thread. What I noticed in SBL is the setting is checked to auto adjust numbers yearly. That somehow lead to catchers having 300+ passed balls. We had a similar problem in PBL, if I'm not mistaken that wasa strange bug that was fixed. I remember seeing that with my minor league catchers, that was weird
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Post by Tim_GiantsGM on Jul 6, 2016 13:59:29 GMT -5
I do love me some defensive baseball. Give me a 2-1 game over 12-10 any day. That being said watching the entire league bat .187 would hugely suck. Derek or Anthony, can one of you confirm? Have we overridden some of the default league settings? Honestly I have never played a solo league and have never taken time to become familiar with league level settings and options so I am not really sure what I am even asking. I know Rangers referenced them earlier in this thread. Ron, thanks for including this topic in this thread. It appears that something needs to be adjusted. At the very least we should investigate the cause; but it certainly appears that something needs to be done to return to "normalcy." For a link to some recent posts on this click here. Also, below is the summary of batting average and ERA results for the past two seasons.
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Post by Derek _ Red Sox on Jul 6, 2016 14:16:18 GMT -5
Okay fellas, a few days away and we are back. Ready to get rolling today. I am going to review this thread, come up with some discussion points or give my opinion on certain topics.
If you want that second team until a suitable replacement is found shoot me a PM.
I'd like to get moving soon so we don't linger too long...
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Post by MetDaMeats on Jul 7, 2016 5:54:29 GMT -5
I like a challenge. I'll steward the Nats through an off-season till someone wants to take over.
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Post by earlweaver on Jul 7, 2016 9:05:43 GMT -5
There was a good amount of interest over on the OOTP boards about joining....
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Post by Tim_GiantsGM on Jul 7, 2016 9:44:12 GMT -5
Derek, have you contacted Terry, Peter, and Kevin (see 2036 waiting list thread)?
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Post by Derek _ Red Sox on Jul 7, 2016 15:18:59 GMT -5
I have reached out to Terry, Peter and Kevin along with another recruit from Danny in hopes of quickly filling 4 voids.
Our current situation would look like this:
•Chicago White Sox -tentatively taken •Minnesota Twins - tentatively taken •Tampa Bay Rays - tentatively taken
•Chicago Cubs •Kansas City Royals •Washington Nationals
I have reached out to Terry and he would have his choice of teams.
TEAMS BEING RUN UNDER TEMPORARY GM:
San Diego Padres - Ron
We have had 4 requests for a second team. Shane being one and he will receive first option on any vacant team. Shane has been a huge help in finding GMs since day one of the PBL and this is why I made this decision, it has nothing to do with his unfair ability to win at this game. If all goes well we will have one more void to fill and we can do that temporarily and quickly. I am hoping for some commitments rather quick.
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Post by Sean_RedsGM on Jul 7, 2016 18:58:55 GMT -5
I have a buddy that will take the Cubs. He's a big Cubs fan and would love to be in the same division as me to compete against each other.
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Post by terry on Jul 7, 2016 19:05:13 GMT -5
Can someone please post a link to the league page? I would like to take a look at the available teams. Thanks!
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