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Originally Posted by kcroyalty29

As the 2020 Royals GM (now on 2022), I'm obviously focused on prospects.

I have noticed that many of my top prospects when I took over the game have gone down a MINIMUM of half a point (3.5 to 3.0 or 3.0 to 2.5, etc) but in at least half the cases, they've gone down a full point or more.

This actually doesn't bother me because that's how real baseball works. I want many of my prospects to fail because its challenging and its realistic.

What I'm wondering is, 1. how often do prospects that are 21 or under that drop a half point or a full point - how often do they "get back to where they once were thought of". Once they start going down and have been in the system 2-3 years, are they in most cases dead in the water?

2. Also, my second question, I spent a TON more money on organizational development this year (like $18 mil) and like $15 mil a year on scouting, AND I've spent more money on better coaches at AAA and MLB. Do these things help much or is it a total crap shoot with not much correlation?

3. LASTLY, once a guy gets to MLB - let's say he's 2.5 with a 3.0 potential, or 3.0 with a 3.5 potential - how many years does it normally take him to get to that potential IF in fact he does get there?

Thank you!

This may help you. It’s from last years game but I’m pretty sure the concepts are the same.

http://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com/...er_development