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Originally Posted by Levistus
keep your spending up on scouting and development, you might have just mis-scouted the player on the draft board, or in the minors.
Don't feel you need to rush players, and don't panic if that 5 star potential 17 yr old becomes 3 stars at 19, just maintain the development and sometimes those numbers will pop back up later in the year. (or as above, make sure he's not out of position, maybe he was a 5 star CF prospect, but his range dropped and now he should be in RF instead)
Think of how many players are drafted every year, and how few top 10 prospects actually become anything more than an average player.
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Dude! Thank you for saying that. I'm new to the game and used to just throw money at Free Agents, hoping that would just work. Which it did for a Season or 2 (3 if I'm lucky), but any longer than that and I was screwed because I had no money left for Extensions, and no money to sign any new Free Agents. So that plan was a BIG FAIL.
Now I'm really focused on Drafting well, developing my Prospects and building a Top Farm System. But it seems like I'll draft a 18 year old 5 Star Potential Prospect but then he'll drop to a 3.5 or 3 Star Potential a year or two later. I thought I was just drafting very poorly. Which surprised me because when I drafted a Player, I wasn't just looking at the Scouting Report and how many Stars his Potential was. I would look to see the Scouting Accuracy, and one key I found out was to Draft Players with Adaptability and Work Ethic.
I did have a question though. You said not to worry if they drop a few stars a year or two after you draft them. But at what point do you think you can say the Player is a Bust and not who you thought they were when you drafted them? Because I have a 3rd Base Prospect who was a 5 Star Potential Prospect who had a strong Work Ethic and did well too start. But its been 4 years now, he's dropped to a 2.5 Star Potential (2 Star Current), and is hitting .212 in Double AA. Do you think it's time to label him a Bust? Or should I give it a few more Seasons? Because he's not hitting, he's dropped stars, but he's ranked the #13 Overall Prospect. So that's confusing... Thanks for your time man...