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kmlfortcollins · 08-11-2010, 11:04 AM

First off, some details about our league:
* Scouting = off
* Coaches = off

In our league, there are a handful of players that get talent bumps around their 24-25th birthday. Thus, a player that might have been developed to his old talents suddenly has some room to grow. If I look at the 'canned' scouting reports generated by the game when scouts are turned off, a player that is less than 26 years old is talked about in terms of his potential. Once a player turns 26 however, scouting reports suddenly switch and they cease to talk about their talents, but rather their ratings.

As as example, we have a player in our league that has 9/9/8/6/6 talents (10pt talent scale) as a hitter after receiving 7 talent bumps in the past 15 months. However, that player was 25 years old. Scouts rave about the player's talents. On his birthday, scouts suddenly say he can't hit a lick (his ratings are 11/17/10/7/7 on 20pt rating scale).

So my long winded question is this: Should I expect that players don't develop very well after their 2th birthday, as the scouting reports seem to suggest? Or is it just coded into the game that a 25 year old is considered a prospect while a 26 year old is a bust if not developed?

08-11-2010, 11:04 AM	#1
kmlfortcollins Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21	Player development after age 26 First off, some details about our league: * Scouting = off * Coaches = off In our league, there are a handful of players that get talent bumps around their 24-25th birthday. Thus, a player that might have been developed to his old talents suddenly has some room to grow. If I look at the 'canned' scouting reports generated by the game when scouts are turned off, a player that is less than 26 years old is talked about in terms of his potential. Once a player turns 26 however, scouting reports suddenly switch and they cease to talk about their talents, but rather their ratings. As as example, we have a player in our league that has 9/9/8/6/6 talents (10pt talent scale) as a hitter after receiving 7 talent bumps in the past 15 months. However, that player was 25 years old. Scouts rave about the player's talents. On his birthday, scouts suddenly say he can't hit a lick (his ratings are 11/17/10/7/7 on 20pt rating scale). So my long winded question is this: Should I expect that players don't develop very well after their 2th birthday, as the scouting reports seem to suggest? Or is it just coded into the game that a 25 year old is considered a prospect while a 26 year old is a bust if not developed?