Am I the only one who thinks the talent levels in the league, and especially the minors, are appallingly low? Looking through the minors, and discounting relievers, my scout sees one 5* player, one 4.5* player, four 4* players, three 3.5* players, and five 3* players. IN THE WHOLE OF THE MINOR LEAGUES -- ALL ORGANIZATIONS -- ALL TEAMS.
Now, those totals may go up some when players are sent back to the minors from Spring Training, but I'm not sure that they will go up all that much. I don't see a lot of highly rated prospects that appear to be on major league rosters just for Spring Training.
And, obviously, it seems like everyone agreed the most recent draft was ... not good in terms of talent.
Am I the only one who sees this? Am I the only one who thinks this is a potential problem?
Well, it is a potential problem if you think that you need to have 5* talent at every position. I think that every team needs one or two outright 5* guys to be competative, but there is a lot to be said about really good 2* and 3* guys that can fill out your starting lineup. I know players like SP Minton and 2B Burton were key to my success last season and going forward.
ReplyDeleteI would also like to mention that in the development model that the game uses, I have seen players jump * ratings when they get closer to the MLs, and are ready to play. I think it will even itself out, or we might go through a couple lean offensive seasons before the future studs develop. It makes the prospects more valuable and the game more challenging.
I would like to see more future talent out there, but I don't think it is time to panic. I for one had 2 5* and 2 4* prospects (according to my scout) up at the ML level for spring training with no intention of keeping them up there for the season. It is also important to note that your scout is going to be more accurate on your own team and less on other teams, and I would assume that they would under rate other teams prospects rather than over rate them.