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[asheft]

Giants relief prospect Jake Smith seems to be seriously underrated. He ranks average (both current and potential) in control, movement, and stuff. Throughout his professional career, he has never had a HR/9 higher than 1.0, K/9 lower than 11.5, or WAR lower than 1.0 (as a reliever), and earned a spot on the 40-man roster over the winter. At minimum, his stuff and movement potentials should receive a boost as, right now, he's useless as anything other than minor-league filler.

[bwburke94]

Gulf Coast League Tigers abbreviation should be GDET, not GDEE. Or maybe I just screwed up somewhere.

[Doc_Brown]

Originally Posted by bwburke94

Gulf Coast League Tigers abbreviation should be GDET, not GDEE. Or maybe I just screwed up somewhere.

Isn't it because Detroit have 2 GCL teams this year? So GDEE would be the East team and GEDW would be the west team?

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by asheft

Giants relief prospect Jake Smith seems to be seriously underrated. He ranks average (both current and potential) in control, movement, and stuff. Throughout his professional career, he has never had a HR/9 higher than 1.0, K/9 lower than 11.5, or WAR lower than 1.0 (as a reliever), and earned a spot on the 40-man roster over the winter. At minimum, his stuff and movement potentials should receive a boost as, right now, he's useless as anything other than minor-league filler.

You're absolutely right, good catch! I gave him a huge boost across the board.

He should be somewhat useful even now and have a good shot at being a solid MLB middle reliever or even late inning guy if all goes well.

[delv213]

I thought I'd help you guys with a few minor inaccuracies to pitchers who are extreme flyballers but generally limit damage and in most cases outperform their FIP/xFIP with tricks but aren't represented as such in the game and in both cases they're classified as GB pitchers.

Chris R.Young of KC has just a 26.6 % GB rate and a massive 54.9 % FB rate for his career. Giving him a Groundout % of 40 makes him an Extreme FB pitcher which he is. Increase the movement vs LHBs to 140 and RHBs to 165 as his splits suggest LHBs are more likely to hit him(.234/.317/.402) than RHBs (.209/.280/.376)

Marco Estrada also an extreme FB pitcher with a 35.0% GB rate for his career and a 47.5 % FB rate. Giving him a Groundout % of 40 makes him an Extreme FB pitcher which he is. He throws the ball too hard in the game so his velocity needs to be changed to 88-90mph as his fastball currently and over the last year sits at around 89mph. Marco throws a Fastball(140), Cutter(110), Curveball(130) and Changeup(140) with a movement rating of 160 and control rating of 131 to LHBs and a movement rating of 155 and control rating of 140 to RHBs as he has some minor reverse splits batting average wise for his career with RHBs hitting (.237/.285/.414) and LHBs hitting (.224/.294/.407)

A few things else that I noticed:

- Chris B. Young (Player ID: 18892) of the Red Sox has the 2014 season pitching stats of Chris R. Young (Player ID: 18477) when he was on the Mariners.

- Gavin Floyd who's currently with the Jays in real life(in Buffalo in the recent set) has a movement rating to RHBs and LHBs of just 7.

- Bruce Chen is listed as a Free Agent when he retired last year and is currently working with the Cleveland Indians in some advisory role.

Bruce Chen Announces Retirement - MLB Trade Rumors

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by delv213

I thought I'd help you guys with a few minor inaccuracies to pitcher...[/url]

Good stuff, thanks! Fixed most of this, especially Young and Estrada.

[bwburke94]

Originally Posted by Doc_Brown

Isn't it because Detroit have 2 GCL teams this year? So GDEE would be the East team and GEDW would be the west team?

Possibly, but the normal standard is GDE1 and GDE2.

[Nero]

I did not go back too far, so I apologize if these were listed.

Just some folks who show up with 3 years of Pro Experience, and are Rule 5 eligible, but in fact have less, and should not be Rule 5 Eligible.

South Bend Cubs:

Jake Stinnett 2014
Trevor Clifton 2014

Myrtle Beach:

Ian Happ 2015
Gleyber Torres 2014


(Ratings are subjective, so I hesitate to suggest, although Arismendy Alcantara seems a bit high.....Oscar DeLa Cruz BA's #8 prospect for the Cubs seems a little low)

Excellent set of rosters though! The time and effort that is put into it has to be mind numbing! It's appreciated.

Cheers

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by Nero

I did not go back too far, so I apologize if these were listed.

Just some folks who show up with 3 years of Pro Experience, and are Rule 5 eligible, but in fact have less, and should not be Rule 5 Eligible.

South Bend Cubs:

Jake Stinnett 2014
Trevor Clifton 2014

Myrtle Beach:

Ian Happ 2015
Gleyber Torres 2014


(Ratings are subjective, so I hesitate to suggest, although Arismendy Alcantara seems a bit high.....Oscar DeLa Cruz BA's #8 prospect for the Cubs seems a little low)

Excellent set of rosters though! The time and effort that is put into it has to be mind numbing! It's appreciated.

Cheers

Thanks for this! Fixed the experience issues, adjusted Alcantara a bit, and boosted De La Cruz a bit (though 8th seems ok, as MLB f.e. has him at 9).

As for the prospect lists, well they're still a wip at this point in time, they'll get better over the next few patches.

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by bwburke94

Gulf Coast League Tigers abbreviation should be GDET, not GDEE. Or maybe I just screwed up somewhere.

Originally Posted by Doc_Brown

Isn't it because Detroit have 2 GCL teams this year? So GDEE would be the East team and GEDW would be the west team?

Originally Posted by bwburke94

Possibly, but the normal standard is GDE1 and GDE2.

This sort of thing is more for Markus than us, he actually has to make the changes in the "official" quickstart file.

I can let him know, but generally a post in the main bugs forum will prove to be more efficacious than a post here will be.

[DJP53916]

One thing I noticed since I updated the most recent patch...

When I start a new game, Orlando Arcia is assigned to AA Biloxi, and is made a 2B. He also doesn't start off on Milwaukee's 40-man roster.

In real life, he was placed on the 40-man roster this past off-season, or else he would have been in the Rule V draft. He also was assigned to AAA Colorado Springs (and Milwaukee was on the record early in Spring Training saying they were going to assign him there to start the season). Also, he is a SS, and a very, very good defensive shortstop as well. As Milwaukee's top rated overall prospect who is considered elite defensively, Milwaukee is most absolutely certainly keeping him at SS.

Obviously, none of these are huge issues, because it's very easy to fix this in seconds, but I thought you should know. In the first version released, he was listed as a SS (and also assigned to Milwaukee, but that reason was explained clearly early why that was the case, and how it's likely to change, and would be).

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by DJP53916

One thing I noticed since I updated the most recent patch...

When I start a new game, Orlando Arcia is assigned to AA Biloxi, and is made a 2B. He also doesn't start off on Milwaukee's 40-man roster.

In real life, he was placed on the 40-man roster this past off-season, or else he would have been in the Rule V draft. He also was assigned to AAA Colorado Springs (and Milwaukee was on the record early in Spring Training saying they were going to assign him there to start the season). Also, he is a SS, and a very, very good defensive shortstop as well. As Milwaukee's top rated overall prospect who is considered elite defensively, Milwaukee is most absolutely certainly keeping him at SS.

Obviously, none of these are huge issues, because it's very easy to fix this in seconds, but I thought you should know. In the first version released, he was listed as a SS (and also assigned to Milwaukee, but that reason was explained clearly early why that was the case, and how it's likely to change, and would be).

Arcia is set as a SS, and has great defensive ratings as well, in our db. We can't really control what the ai does with anyone once a game is started.

Same with the 40-man designation. He's rated as being a 40-man type, but the ai pretty much does its own thing here.

[DJP53916]

Originally Posted by lukasberger

Arcia is set as a SS, and has great defensive ratings as well, in our db. We can't really control what the ai does with anyone once a game is started.

Same with the 40-man designation. He's rated as being a 40-man type, but the ai pretty much does its own thing here.

Oh, ok. That makes sense. Thank you for the fast reply.

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[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by nico1270

Super small and irrelevant, but Rodney Rodriguez who played winter league in Nicaragua and now pitches in Italy should be a lefty.

Fixed!

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by mclowman

Some issues with the Braves orginization (mostly it's about positional ratings):

Jesse Biddle's Tommy John surgery was last October, he should be out for the season.

Mauricio Cabrera consistently hits 100+ velocity, and his stamina should be dropped to relief pitcher levels. On a more subjective note, I'd argue that his control potential is a little too high.

Matt Marksberry's average fastball velocity last year was 93 mph.

Paco Rodriguez's Tommy John surgery was last September, so he'll be out for the season.

Caleb Beech started 10 out of his 11 appearances last year, so a stamina boost is probably in order.

Zack Bird and Jason Hursh both seem to be relievers going forward; I'd argue that their staminas should be dropped.

Matt Kennelly played 31 games at first last year, and 19 in right field if you count the Australian league.

Ruben Perez played 18 games at first base last year.

Brandon Snyder played 16 games in right field last season, and has primarily played the outfield corners this year.

Daniel Castro should have a rating at third base. He only played 5 games there last season, but he played several games there this spring and has already been used there a few times this season.

Reed Harper doesn't have a lot of experience at first or third, but he's already started a couple of games at each spot this season.

Gordon Beckham arguably have a little bit of a rating at shortstop. He played 5 games there last year and played there a lot this spring, although he's probably no better than the fourth option on their current roster.

Reid Brignac played 22 games in left field last season, so a rating there is probably in order.

Though Chase d'Arnaud had very little experience in right field prior to this season, it been his primary position so far this year.

Adonis Garcia has made 16 errors in 56 career games at third base, so I'd say his infield error rating needs to be downgraded.

Erison Mendez appeared in 22 games at second base last year, which is the most he played at any position.

Dustin Peterson's rating at third base should be significantly reduced or eliminated entirely. He made 52 errors in 132 games there in San Diego's orginization, and the Braves have yet to play him there at all.

Johan Camargo has exclusively played second base so far this season. His rating at third base might be a little high as well, as he's only played 1 game there since 2013.

Ray-Patrick Didder moved to the outfield, playing primarily center field last season and right field so far this season.

Sean Kazmar split time pretty evenly among all four infield spots last year, but he's only rated at second and short.

Omar Obregon played 85 games at second base last year, and it's been his only position so far this year.

Jace Peterson played a few games in left field this spring, and has already started there a few times in the regular season. He also played a few games in right and one in center this spring, but he seems less likely to get used there.

Sander Boeldak played 15 games in right field last year.

Keith Curcio played 38 games at second base last year.

Braxton Davidson played 109 games in right field last year.

Joseph Daris played 78 games in left field and 18 in right field last year.

Sean Godfrey played 26 games in right field last year.

Matt Lipka played 53 games in left field last year.

I can't find any evidence that Collin Yelich should have a rating in right field.

Great stuff, but too much to get through so far. I will do so soon!

[lionbacker]

Originally Posted by lukasberger

Thanks for this! Fixed the experience issues, adjusted Alcantara a bit, and boosted De La Cruz a bit (though 8th seems ok, as MLB f.e. has him at 9).

As for the prospect lists, well they're still a wip at this point in time, they'll get better over the next few patches.

Thank you guys for doing such a great job on the rosters. I noticed you mentioned the prospects will get a work through, do you have anything planned on the amateur draft pool? That is the last thing I was wondering about before I really dig into my franchise.

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by lionbacker

Thank you guys for doing such a great job on the rosters. I noticed you mentioned the prospects will get a work through, do you have anything planned on the amateur draft pool? That is the last thing I was wondering about before I really dig into my franchise.

We're always working on the draft pool, especially this time of year as things are changing constantly. Still, it should be good enough now to start a long-term franchise with.

[lionbacker]

Originally Posted by lukasberger

We're always working on the draft pool, especially this time of year as things are changing constantly. Still, it should be good enough now to start a long-term franchise with.

My apologies, I didn't mean it wasn't. I spend a little more time right now testing out a few teams and some scouting settings until I feel comfortable. I just thought I'd ask in case you said no plans.

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by lionbacker

My apologies, I didn't mean it wasn't. I spend a little more time right now testing out a few teams and some scouting settings until I feel comfortable. I just thought I'd ask in case you said no plans.

No need for apologies, I didn't take your comments as critical in the least!

[lionbacker]

I'm afraid with my present day Detroit Tigers my only hope is in the Draft!!!