MLB '10: The Show - Player Potential Fix Coming in Next Roster Update

[oakland89]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

If you think someone in the game has a less than desirable player potential post their name and current potential in the game here, thanks. P.S. Just post their name, potential, and what you think it should be. That is all, please don't clutter the thread. *Update: It's a bug and it will be fixed in the next roster update.

A gentle reminder, to stay on topic as requested above.

Oakland Athletics - Andrew Bailey - C should be B or A

[ThirdDegree5803]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pruce

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep the ratings for players like Brandon Wood, Alex Gordon, Buster Posey, etc., while increasing them for players like Michael Brantley, Gio Gonzalez, Josh Reddick, Jed Lowrie, Franklin Gutierrez, Julio Borbon etc. Younger players are traditionally underrated in "potential" in the MLB The Show series. For instance, last year Brandon Wood was a D or C. Reid Brignac was not worth a trade. However, the fact is younger players who make it to the big leagues generally have a much higher potential. Therefore, in SCEA's quest for "realism" this aspect should not go unnoticed. Also, by giving higher potential ratings to the younger players, who have gotten to the big leagues, this helps prevent generic players making the team over the teams ACTUAL top prospects. None of us have any attachment to the generic players created. We'd all like to see our teams younger players stick around longer and not be replaced by a "fake". Major Leaguers young or not should have a higher "potential" in general over minor leaguers, outside of TOP prospects, mainly because they're pretty darn good and there for a reason. P.S. Thank you guys for being prompt in dealing with these issues.

bump bump bump quoting this...i hope you see this kolbe/russel/co..I was very pleased with the amount of rookies/young players that had B/A potentials when in years past 50-75% of those players would have D/C potentials (like Brandon Wood and Homer Bailey last year)...from what I grasp however this is a glitch/bug that with a fix will set back everything to where it was intended to be...I'm guessing...

RagsVSWorld, now, I'm a little confused on your potential fixes, especially with the Reds

Cincinnati Reds
Nick Masset (D/C) - did you watch him at all least season? he is the closer-to-be in cincy, he should have either a B or A potential
Homer Bailey (A/B) - def. an A potential, thank you SCEA...he's 23 i mean the kid has a bright future.. he was 7-1 down the stretch with a 1.60 era in September/October...
Micah Owings (D/C) - don't agree w/ a D, he's a C...

on top of all of this, sorry for the long post, here are the Reds potential bugs and what they were in '09 and what i believe they should be in '10 to help you guys out if need be...
player/'10 potential/'09 potential/what the potential should be
Nick Masset D , was a C last year, should be either a B or an A
Carlos Fisher D , C last year, C sounds about right
Josh Anderson D , B last year (i think), C sounds about right
Micah Owings, D , B last year, C sounds good
Chris Dickerson D , B last year, C/B - borderline
Daniel Ray Herrera D , B last year, B/A - borderline
Matt Maloney D, C last year, C/B borderline
Wladamir Balentien D, C last year, C sounds good to me
Miguel Cairo D, B last year?, C at least I would think
Paul Janish D, C last year, C
Justin Lehr D, C last year, C
Pedro Viola D, C last year, C/B - borderline
Wilkin Castillo D, C last year, C
Drew Sutton D, C last year, C
Kevin Barker D, C last year, C/D borderline
almost missed him...Jared Burton, C, A last year, B/A - borderline

[BatsareBugs]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pruce

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep the ratings for players like Brandon Wood, Alex Gordon, Buster Posey, etc., while increasing them for players like Michael Brantley, Gio Gonzalez, Josh Reddick, Jed Lowrie, Franklin Gutierrez, Julio Borbon etc. Younger players are traditionally underrated in "potential" in the MLB The Show series. For instance, last year Brandon Wood was a D or C. Reid Brignac was not worth a trade. However, the fact is younger players who make it to the big leagues generally have a much higher potential. Therefore, in SCEA's quest for "realism" this aspect should not go unnoticed. Also, by giving higher potential ratings to the younger players, who have gotten to the big leagues, this helps prevent generic players making the team over the teams ACTUAL top prospects. None of us have any attachment to the generic players created. We'd all like to see our teams younger players stick around longer and not be replaced by a "fake". Major Leaguers young or not should have a higher "potential" in general over minor leaguers, outside of TOP prospects, mainly because they're pretty darn good and there for a reason. P.S. Thank you guys for being prompt in dealing with these issues.

I do not agree with Alex Gordon having an A in potential, but that's just my opinion. He's been in the league for a few seasons now and I think at best he's a solid major league starter (a B). Same with Homer Bailey, they should have room to grow (a B), but after a couple of seasons after the hype, that potential slowly dwindles.

I do agree that it's nice to see the rookies/young players who came up last year or two years ago actually having some room to grow. That was my biggest pet peeve last year with September call-ups getting the short-end because of tightened potential ratings.

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RagsVSWorld, now, I'm a little confused on your potential fixes, especially with the Reds Cincinnati Reds Nick Masset (D/C) - did you watch him at all least season? he is the closer-to-be in cincy, he should have either a B or A potential Homer Bailey (A/B) - def. an A potential, thank you SCEA...he's 23 i mean the kid has a bright future.. he was 7-1 down the stretch with a 1.60 era in September/October... Micah Owings (D/C) - don't agree w/ a D, he's a C... on top of all of this, sorry for the long post, here are the Reds potential bugs and what they were in '09 and what i believe they should be in '10 to help you guys out if need be... player/'10 potential/'09 potential/what the potential should be Nick Masset D , was a C last year, should be either a B or an A Carlos Fisher D , C last year, C sounds about right Josh Anderson D , B last year (i think), C sounds about right Micah Owings, D , B last year, C sounds good Chris Dickerson D , B last year, C/B - borderline Daniel Ray Herrera D , B last year, B/A - borderline Matt Maloney D, C last year, C/B borderline Wladamir Balentien D, C last year, C sounds good to me Miguel Cairo D, B last year?, C at least I would think Paul Janish D, C last year, C Justin Lehr D, C last year, C Pedro Viola D, C last year, C/B - borderline Wilkin Castillo D, C last year, C Drew Sutton D, C last year, C Kevin Barker D, C last year, C/D borderline almost missed him...Jared Burton, C, A last year, B/A - borderline

Closers-to-be should be a B potential. A C-potential encompasses a solid reliever. Then again, my knowledge in some teams is quite limited based on which players are already in the game (if say, Yonder Alonso was in or Todd Frazier and they had a D or C, I would've made changes). Masset has certainly been a much better pitcher since his days with Chicago. I think he should be a B as well.

As for Homer Bailey, he could very well be an A-potential player, but I base my consideration on how he did last season and his room to grow. Strictly adhering to what he did last season, he'd be a C/B, but he's a young player like you said so I think a B is where he's at.

Remember, potential isn't locked in this game like in past seasons.

As for Micah Owings, I'm surprised at his potential. He wasn't a great pitcher in Arizona, but was a solid pitcher who could help most teams.

[yungmizzou]

Ya Gordon Definitely does not deserve an A. Realistically I would give him a D or C. Kid better prove something this year.

[EnigmaNemesis]

Thanks for the update Ramone!

[Dmrepsuga5]

so all the work I did on my rosters last night, creating and editing prospects, fixing the ******** lineups, will all be washed away if I want to play with realistic potential after this patch comes out?

[mhagf4]

As I understand it, potential is not just an A, B, C, etc. but is actually a sliding scale. So, I will list the Royals who are actually on the game, what their "letter grade" should be, and rank them in order. (I may miss a guy, but I think this covers most of them)

Grienke-A
Soria-A
Butler-A
Meche-B
Gordon-B
DeJesus-B
Cruz-B
Hochevar-B
Bannister-B
Callaspo-B
Getz-B
Ankeil-B
Farnsworth-B
Aviles-B
Tejeda-B (as a RP, I think he shows good promise)
Podsednik-B
Davies-C
Guillen-C
Fields-C
Kendall-C
BPena-C
Anderson-C
Rosa-C
Lerew-C
Maier-C
Betancourt-D
Bloomquist-D
Thompson-D
Betemit-D
Hughes-D
Herges-D
Humber-D

Frankly, I don't think that very many who have actually made the big leagues (which are the only guys actually on the game) should be an F. If you have to adjust to make the numbers right, this should still guide you.

[Abnormal101]

Is there an official day the roster update will be released? I know people keep throwing out Monday but there hasn't been a developer on here confirming it which kind of worries me that it will drag on past Monday.