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Mr. Marlin · 01-02-2015, 02:13 PM

Here is the benefits of stats only.

Let me tell you the story of fictional player Jason Padgett. He was a middle of the road, power hitting first baseman who went through 3 full seasons in college with an OPS over 1.00 and a batting average south of .260. My scout didn't think much of him as a prospect but I had him as the #2 infielder in that draft pool. However my first priority in that draft was starting pitching so when my 5th round pick rolled around I was pleasantly suprised to see he was still on the board. So I took him.

The Rookie league manager didn't think much of hime either, I had to Force Start him. He didn't do much so by the end of the season I figured I had just whiffed on that one. I promoted him to A because I promote all rookie leage players to A after 1 season ( after that it's up or out) and he started hitting the ball. He spent 1 season in each level up to AAA and there he hit 28 HR and was the leading hitter in the PCL. And STILL my scout insisted he didn't have a major league makeup. I got curious and turned rating on just to see, OSA didn't like him much better. On the 2 to 8 he was a 3-4. I promoted him last season. This season he's leading the league in SLG & RBI and has hit 54 HR. My league record going back 38 seasons is 58 and there are 5 games to go so it's a good possibility the 1st baseman my scout didn't want will be the next HR king.

Oh the scouts love him now. They are calling him an elite offensve player. The moral of the story is, numbers talk, ratings walk!

01-02-2015, 02:13 PM	#225
Mr. Marlin All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,276	Here is the benefits of stats only. Let me tell you the story of fictional player Jason Padgett. He was a middle of the road, power hitting first baseman who went through 3 full seasons in college with an OPS over 1.00 and a batting average south of .260. My scout didn't think much of him as a prospect but I had him as the #2 infielder in that draft pool. However my first priority in that draft was starting pitching so when my 5th round pick rolled around I was pleasantly suprised to see he was still on the board. So I took him. The Rookie league manager didn't think much of hime either, I had to Force Start him. He didn't do much so by the end of the season I figured I had just whiffed on that one. I promoted him to A because I promote all rookie leage players to A after 1 season ( after that it's up or out) and he started hitting the ball. He spent 1 season in each level up to AAA and there he hit 28 HR and was the leading hitter in the PCL. And STILL my scout insisted he didn't have a major league makeup. I got curious and turned rating on just to see, OSA didn't like him much better. On the 2 to 8 he was a 3-4. I promoted him last season. This season he's leading the league in SLG & RBI and has hit 54 HR. My league record going back 38 seasons is 58 and there are 5 games to go so it's a good possibility the 1st baseman my scout didn't want will be the next HR king. Oh the scouts love him now. They are calling him an elite offensve player. The moral of the story is, numbers talk, ratings walk! Last edited by Mr. Marlin; 01-02-2015 at 02:14 PM.