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Originally Posted by Charlie Hough
Hessman might have more limited value, depending on when he's initially created. But I base a player's potential ratings on remaining peak seasons, so he would definitely have a chance to be an impact player. He hit for a really low average in most of his minor league seasons, and he had a couple of years with outrageous strikeout totals. But if he developed a bit differently, or if his initial ratings were created based on one of his top seasons in the minors, where his average and strikeout totals were more respectable, he could end up being an MLB star.
Before historical minors were fully and properly implemented in OOTP, I always played with MLB-only players. But, now that historical minors are handled pretty well and the issues with ratings calculations were largely fixed, it's the only way I play. It provides a lot more opportunities for interesting "what if" cases like Hessman's.
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I'm playing the 1954 season right now using historical minors. I decided to take a break from recalc for this adventure and I'm going strictly with the development engine. I'm a couple weeks into July and have great races in both leagues. Cleveland and New York are going back and forth for the AL lead. Brooklyn has been a top the NL from the start at times by as many as 9 games, but a hot streak by the New York Giants has them just 2 games back.
This morning I watched a game and checked the news. The Pirates traded a 19 year old Roberto Clemente to the Dodgers. This should be really interesting.