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MikeS21 · 09-03-2015, 12:35 PM

There have been MANY threads about adjusting scouting budgets and ratings so that scouting information can be hidden or made unreliable. I fully understand why many who play OOTP follow that strategy. I know that NO scout is perfect and there is no way they can be 100% accurate. However, the fact is, there are some scouts who are better than other scouts. And handful of scouts are pretty daggone good at finding that needle in the haystack who develops into a superstar. They're not perfect, but they have a knack that others don't have.

For my franchise, I want to find a "gifted" scout who has extremely high scouting ratings, and build my organization through the draft, minor league development, and by trading veteran players for other teams' young prospects. My goal is for the scout to be accurate about 35-40% of the time. I am not so much worried about a scout reporting on upcoming opponents.

What scouting ratings do you think I should look for? Should the scout favor tools or ability or neutral? If I set my scouting budget to the maximum amount, what percentage allocation for each of the four scouting areas do you recommend? How high would you go on player development budget?

09-03-2015, 12:35 PM	#1
MikeS21 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 276	Scouting and Development: Budgets and Ratings There have been MANY threads about adjusting scouting budgets and ratings so that scouting information can be hidden or made unreliable. I fully understand why many who play OOTP follow that strategy. I know that NO scout is perfect and there is no way they can be 100% accurate. However, the fact is, there are some scouts who are better than other scouts. And handful of scouts are pretty daggone good at finding that needle in the haystack who develops into a superstar. They're not perfect, but they have a knack that others don't have. For my franchise, I want to find a "gifted" scout who has extremely high scouting ratings, and build my organization through the draft, minor league development, and by trading veteran players for other teams' young prospects. My goal is for the scout to be accurate about 35-40% of the time. I am not so much worried about a scout reporting on upcoming opponents. What scouting ratings do you think I should look for? Should the scout favor tools or ability or neutral? If I set my scouting budget to the maximum amount, what percentage allocation for each of the four scouting areas do you recommend? How high would you go on player development budget?