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Originally Posted by OutS|der
Stats should always reflect current ability/current ratings and nothing else. Anything else isn't realistic and confusing.
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Honestly, I don't think it's that simple. At the MLB level, yes, that makes sense.
But there have always been hitters, for example, that blow through the minors and EVERYONE expects them to become an MLB superstar.
But what happens? Turns out that they can't hit an MLB-quality curve or get their bat consistently around on fastballs that are 5 mph faster than anything they've ever faced.
So when they get to the MLB, they flatline.
If you reflected that lower limit in their potentials, then you suddenly remove a class of prospects from the game (AAAA players) that actually exist in the real world.
The Show is the final crucible for prospects, and not all of them should make it.
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