Ok, three tidbits/observations/possible unknowns about the top 50 icons/potential changes.
1) I think this is already known, but if a player has even a .0001 amount of service time, he loses the top 50 icon for good.
2) A player MUST be in Double A or Triple A. Have not seen one player in Single A have the top 50 icon, if you take a player who has a top 50 icon and send him to Single A, he loses the icon. If you move him back to Double A, he gets the icon back.
3) Seeing a lot more changes of potential then years past (Had 7 guys on my Yankees change letter grades, so that doesn't even count changes within letter grade tiers). Seems that performance drives potential more so then in recent years. This is good on one hand as if you have a B potential player who performs well, he can turn into a A potential player. However, something that some people may not like is this also goes the other way. Had Dylan Bundy, Jose Fernandez and Xander Boegaerts all drop down to B's.
Personally I love the potential changes this year, pretty awesome IMO. Franchise mode is certainly moving in the right direction, love the job the franchise devs are doing.
