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#76514	08/11/2020 6:09:53 pm	Sep 4th, 2046
michaeltodd2 Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 325 Paradise Valley Cubs II.2	Until recently, I had never seen a Power rating above 18. One of my player's Power just went to 19... are there any players with 20 Power? Or 19 or 20 Hitting for that matter? Are they common or rare? Thanks.

#76515	08/11/2020 6:13:12 pm	Sep 4th, 2046
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Yes. There are players with 20 Power, Hitting, etc. Easiest way to check is to do a Free Agent search and include players under contract. There are currently 11 active players with 20 power. Scratch that, I had an under 26 filter on. There are currently 44 active players with 20 power. Including two free agents. Updated Tuesday, August 11 2020 @ 6:15:17 pm PDT

#76517	08/12/2020 2:21:11 am	Sep 4th, 2046
oldbone Joined: 08/10/2020 Posts: 5 Inactive	What's up with those FAs? I see a whole ton (with decent ratings) who are un-signable (mostly in their 30s). - did folk cut them for $? - will there be a period in the offseason where we can sign them? - how does all of that work?

#76518	08/12/2020 6:02:52 am	Sep 4th, 2046
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	After Sept 1st (in game time), you can't sign players. After the season flip, all of those players will be put on waivers and you can make claims on them. Just having 20 power doesn't make someone a good player. They need to have complimentary skills. For instance a guy with 5 Hitting and 20 Power won't make use of that power since he never actually makes contact with the ball.

#76520	08/12/2020 6:17:09 am	Sep 4th, 2046
KrusherKev Joined: 05/05/2020 Posts: 35 Inactive	"Just having 20 power doesn't make someone a good player. They need to have complimentary skills. For instance a guy with 5 Hitting and 20 Power won't make use of that power since he never actually makes contact with the ball." AKA ROB DEER for 80's / 90's baseball fans

#76521	08/12/2020 6:53:11 am	Sep 4th, 2046
texg8r Joined: 05/22/2020 Posts: 92 Pembroke Pines Gators IV.2	KusherKev is, of course, correct. As an example, I present Jeremy Judge: http://brokenbat.org/player/181668

#76523	08/12/2020 6:56:51 am	Sep 4th, 2046
texg8r Joined: 05/22/2020 Posts: 92 Pembroke Pines Gators IV.2	Whereas here is another example of someone with ++ Power and awful PD, but his hit tool is at least workable: http://brokenbat.org/player/173136 McManus is taking that power and converting it to 30 HRs a season, whereas Judge can barely hit 15