Draft anomaly or the new normal?

[jnavarro]

I just ran a my first draft as the Cubs (simming ahead to try it out) and I noticed the draft now went 7 rounds. Every one of the seven players I drafted ended up with an A potential when I signed him. Some were down in the 40s overall with long ETAs though. I'm wondering if potential no longer matters as much as it used to. Either that, or I just had an amazing draft that I'll never recreate? I'm wondering if there are more A guys now but many never reach star status because they start too low.

[underdog13]

Did you fully scout them all?

[jnavarro]

Yes. I also went back and checked after they signed.

[underdog13]

Quote: Originally Posted by jnavarro

I just ran a my first draft as the Cubs (simming ahead to try it out) and I noticed the draft now went 7 rounds. Every one of the seven players I drafted ended up with an A potential when I signed him. Some were down in the 40s overall with long ETAs though. I'm wondering if potential no longer matters as much as it used to. Either that, or I just had an amazing draft that I'll never recreate? I'm wondering if there are more A guys now but many never reach star status because they start too low.

I bet 3 fully pan out, 2 do well in the majors and 2 don't make it.

I'm just guessing though. You might have the best draft ever.

[jnavarro]

Quote: Originally Posted by underdog13

I bet 3 fully pan out, 2 do well in the majors and 2 don't make it. I'm just guessing though. You might have the best draft ever.

Did anyone else experience anything like this?

[jmb5310]

I've been simming seasons and doing the majority of the off-season stuff. That being said I don't typically do the scouting beyond the top 50 prospects (that are already fully scouted). Typically, I can get one of those guys in every round. This results in 7 players drafted w/ A potential. Every year.

For what it's worth, I haven't followed their development closely beyond that..

[Cards2WS]

I've been experiencing the same thing. I don't particularly like how easy it is to get a future star even with a late round pick. And I noticed in my draft that the teams just picked in order of overall.

[seanjeezy]

There's some deception that's been added in this year to simulate boom/bust type prospects. There's a good chance most of those A's are not really A's at all...