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sparty567 · 02-25-2011, 10:23 AM

I love the draft. It's one of my favorite parts of this game. However, there is one aspect of it that gets a little frustrating.

I have scouting turned on at high accuracy and my budget is roughly twice the league average. When I get to the draft, the scout recommendation usually comes up with a player that ends up being a bust. For example, in two recent drafts I picked 25th and took a pitcher in the first round that looked like was going to be a solid SP (3-4 star rankings, 3 above average pitches, solid control, movement and stuff ratings, etc.). Once I got them signed and into my system, they both plummeted to 1-star rankings and have virtually no shot of being contributors at the ML level. I can see this happening IRL so I'm not too bummed about it, but it's kind of annoying that I've basically wasted two consecutive first-round picks.

Does anybody else rely on the scouting recommendation for conducting their draft? What strategies or research does anyone else use for their draft? The scout has an occasional good selection in later rounds, but you rarely get All-Star caliber players that late in the draft, it's more of a middle relief type. I've found that taking the time to do my own due diligence is giving me more success. One thing that I've started doing more is comparing my scout's ratings to the OSA ratings. If there's a big discrepancy in the numbers, I get very wary and generally try to look elsewhere. I'd like to hear how other people go about conducting their draft.

02-25-2011, 10:23 AM	#1
sparty567 Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9	Question on scout recommendations during the draft I love the draft. It's one of my favorite parts of this game. However, there is one aspect of it that gets a little frustrating. I have scouting turned on at high accuracy and my budget is roughly twice the league average. When I get to the draft, the scout recommendation usually comes up with a player that ends up being a bust. For example, in two recent drafts I picked 25th and took a pitcher in the first round that looked like was going to be a solid SP (3-4 star rankings, 3 above average pitches, solid control, movement and stuff ratings, etc.). Once I got them signed and into my system, they both plummeted to 1-star rankings and have virtually no shot of being contributors at the ML level. I can see this happening IRL so I'm not too bummed about it, but it's kind of annoying that I've basically wasted two consecutive first-round picks. Does anybody else rely on the scouting recommendation for conducting their draft? What strategies or research does anyone else use for their draft? The scout has an occasional good selection in later rounds, but you rarely get All-Star caliber players that late in the draft, it's more of a middle relief type. I've found that taking the time to do my own due diligence is giving me more success. One thing that I've started doing more is comparing my scout's ratings to the OSA ratings. If there's a big discrepancy in the numbers, I get very wary and generally try to look elsewhere. I'd like to hear how other people go about conducting their draft.