Do you use your drafted players?

[chilidogbeefcake]

Not immediately necessarily but a few years down the line for you that sim a lot. I'd like to but I tend to stock my future mlb teams with real life prospects exclusively. I just have a hard time wanting to play with 5'7 SS Mac Hernandez who has 33 speed and 98 durability and a blonde goatee or whatever other weird prospetcs are found in the draft. Of course players are editable and I do edit mine to make them more realistic. But it's not as fun and the draft is bland.

I love the game this is its only real flaw IMO

Do you use your drafted players or favor real life prospects?

[metsfan4life1]

Quote: Originally Posted by chilidogbeefcake

Not immediately necessarily but a few years down the line for you that sim a lot. I'd like to but I tend to stock my future mlb teams with real life prospects exclusively. I just have a hard time wanting to play with 5'7 SS Mac Hernandez who has 33 speed and 98 durability and a blonde goatee or whatever other weird prospetcs are found in the draft. Of course players are editable and I do edit mine to make them more realistic. But it's not as fun and the draft is bland. I love the game this is its only real flaw IMO Do you use your drafted players or favor real life prospects?

I wouldn't use them.. It just takes the realism away for me. But I was able to pick a first basemen out of the free agent pool who was an A Potenial.. Right after the mets signed Dominic Smith I made that player into him. So the players I draft I would do that to(if the appropate Potenial is there) If the Potenial isn't right I wouldn't sign them.

[Mike3207]

I play franchise in large part to see who ends up in the Draft, but I keep in minds some of the weaknesses of the generated players, designed or not.

You're not going to see a lot of players with good speed.

You won't find a lot of middle infielders with power.

No pitchers with good potential and plus velocity, and velocity doesn't progress(maybe in 2013-I don't have it).

You either have to edit or use the OSFM prospects to overcome these weaknesses.

[klay0505]

I use the draft picks, but I will change the way they look if they have some weird facial hair or something. I will also "even" out there attributes; if they have 30 speed and 99 in base running ability and aggression. Ill lower those two and add to something else.

[Mr. Franchise]

My 1st round pick in 2013 draft in my Yankees franchise 3B Jose Rodriguez, it's 2021 now and he plays, looks, and bats just like ARod and is on a HOF path now 2017 MVP. The Yankees clean saviour J-Rod!