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Old 08-14-2015, 11:50 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by George_Bell View Post
This is why i think scouting is broken or just not designed correctly in this game.

These are major league scouts. They should be able to see talent, yet, the opinions on OSA and team scouting are so different, it's completely unrealistic.

If a scout is watching a prospect, and one thinks the guy is amazing, while the other thinks the guy is terrible, one should not be a scout. It's that simple.

The difference between good and bad scouts should be much more subtle then what we currently sees

Example time.

Lets say a player is actually a 80/100 potential player.

In the game right now,
Scout 1- 90/100 He really likes the player
Scout 2- 40/100 Scout isn't a fan
OSA- 20/100 Do they even understand baseball?

Now in the draft, this player can go anywhere from first, to 15th round!

btw, who is right, i don't know, because it seems random, or best guess.

In reality, i believe a realistic view might be the following:
Scout 1- 84/100 He really likes the player
Scout 2- 68/100 He sees the player is good, but isn't that big a fan
OSA- anywhere from 65-95

Now, in the draft, i could see a player like this going anywhere from top 10, to mid 2nd round, based on your info.

OSA should be a general idea, maybe within 20/30 points. Scouts should be a bit more accurate to a great deal more accurate based on abilities. There shouldn't be such HUGE differences of opinion.

Scouts know potential when they see it. Until OOTP gets this right, scouting is broken to me at the very least.
Thanks, and I agree it's broken. After the draft fiasco I posted above with Ke'Bryan Hayes I've just turned it off and am going with OSA for now.

By the way, love the Name/Avatar.
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