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#7767	05/20/2014 4:05:50 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	If I have a minor leaguer who has good overall potential and a lot of positives in his scouting report, but has an SI of only 20 or 21, will his SI catch up to a similar player with a higher SI but worse potential and negatives in his scouting report, or is he "stunted" and less valuable overall?

#7773	05/20/2014 10:12:15 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	SI is based on current skills. Scouting reports are based on potential. So its possible that a player can have low SI and high potential. It may just take him a little longer to develop. Steve

#7774	05/20/2014 10:15:14 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	Thanks Steve, I was struggling choosing between a couple free agents and I just haven't played long enough to know how these things tend to play out.

#7779	05/20/2014 7:31:07 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	SI is meaningless without knowing the age. 20 SI on a 17 or 18 yo can still turn into 110+ SI player at 28, 20 SI 25 yo is another matter.

#7782	05/21/2014 7:55:06 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5199 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I picked up several players like that while restocking my minor leagues. They scout well and have decent potential, but low SI in part due to missing 1/2 - 3/4 of a season of training sitting on the transfer wire. I'm curious to see if they can "recover" from the missed training. But I'm dubious, and do have these guys sitting close to the jump seat should I need the roster spot.

#7787	05/21/2014 2:40:57 pm
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	These ones were young, 17 - 19 or so. I went with slightly older guys with similar potential and better SI's. Yup, I always check to see how long they've been rotting in free agency before I sign them.

#7789	05/21/2014 3:09:01 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Don't be too afraid to take a gamble on a player who's been a free agent too long if his potential is good enough. You might get lucky with a player like Angel Arredondo. He was released by his old team at 19 and I signed him over 9 months later when he was 23 with an SI about 60.

#7790	05/21/2014 3:16:28 pm
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	My minors are well stocked, it's my major league roster that needs talent. Guys who will contribute there in three seasons are more valuable to me in the near-term than ones that will contribute in five or six. Once I get a steady flow of talent going, I'll be more able to allow younger guys to reach their potential in their own time. That's my preference actually. I think that's the more reliable formula for success.