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calebapple
Joined: 07/14/2015
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If a guy is at an 80 SI, and has a potential of 10, does that mean that even if trained he will never get above an 80 SI?
lostraven
Joined: 07/02/2016
Posts: 1269

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Hey, something I can actually answer. The answer: Not necessarily.

Someone correct my chart if it's wrong, but here's what I've been able to make out for POT ---> SI:

10 POT (80–87)
11 POT (88–95)
12 POT (96–103)
13 POT (104–111)
14 POT (112–119)
15 POT (120–127)
16 POT (128–135)

There's apparently a range of SIs for each potential. If the player develops fully (which is never a guarantee), their SIs should fall somewhere in the range for their associated potential. So a 10 potential player with 80 SI is in that range. There's a chance that's as many SI he'll have, but he could have more in him. It seems most knowledgeable managers who are "prospecting" will use a number in the middle of that range for doing their own math on projectability.

Age is important too. A 30-year-old 80 SI player with a potential of 10 isn't going to gain more SI.

Updated Monday, August 15 2016 @ 10:25:32 am PDT
Rock777
Joined: 09/21/2014
Posts: 9568

Haverhill Halflings
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That is exactly right.

One other quick note, for position players, 1 point in any rating equals 1 SI. For pitchers, 1 point in a pitch rating equals 1.25 SI, and 1 point in a defense rating equals 0.5 SI.
calebapple
Joined: 07/14/2015
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Thanks both of you. As soon as I wrote this status I realized that 10 potential could mean up to 87 SI, as opposed to 80. Basically the formula is (potential * 8) +7 is the maximum SI that a player can have. Rock, that's really interesting about how pitcher's SI's aren't just al their stats added up. I didn't know that, so thank you.


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