Broken Bat - Discussion Forum: Draft rd 8

Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date

#67239	07/28/2019 7:30:10 am	Sep 18th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5199 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I still haven't seen a potential bar change on one of this season's draft picks. Last season I had guys changing a day or two after they were drafted. Timing seems different? Next season is going to be a challenge. If pot bars are slower equilibrating we are more reliant on written scouting and minor league stats. But fringe guys aren't getting minor league playing time. Tough decisions ahead.

#67242	07/28/2019 4:37:34 pm	Sep 21st, 2041
Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4	I've never seen potential bar change on new draftees. In fact, I've only seen it once so far with an old guy of mine who's already retired.

#67257	07/29/2019 1:23:30 pm	Sep 22nd, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2237 New York Lancers V.4	It did happen last season. I drafted Nieves as a 14pot in the 4th round, but a week (/update) or two later he was suddenly a 16pot. I was wondering the same as Seca, haven't seen any fluidity on Pot for this season's draftees - or more changes to last season's. Yet.

#67258	07/29/2019 2:56:10 pm	Sep 23rd, 2041
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 626 Denver Broncos IV.4	With the draft changes, it's going to be very difficult to change player's positions via farm system coaching.

#67336	08/02/2019 3:51:47 pm	Oct 10th, 2041
Benchwarmer Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 445 Inactive	Actually got a guy that seems like he could be a servicible pitcher. Not a star by any means, but servicible. http://brokenbat.org/player/215364/U

#67342	08/02/2019 9:00:30 pm	Oct 12th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5199 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	Like him. Kept the HRs down, and straight to AAA. I'm wondering if there will be en masse swings in pot bars at the start of next season. I've yet to see a single player drafted this season change pot.

#67500	08/09/2019 6:18:10 am	Nov 4th, 2041
Jynxed Joined: 08/26/2013 Posts: 284 Inactive	I've been away awhile and trying to get back into the game, any reason to keep younger 11's? Minors has a couple when I took the team over and wondered if anything had changed in regards to that.

#67508	08/09/2019 8:22:31 am	Nov 4th, 2041
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Yes. POT has changed. There is more fuzziness, so POT 11s are more likely to actually be somewhere between 9 - 13 POT. I would consider their scouting report, current growth, and minor league performance before cutting bait on them.

#67509	08/09/2019 8:25:52 am	Nov 4th, 2041
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I've yet to see a single player drafted this season change pot. We may see it happen with sharpening over time, or it may just POP when they exceed their POT. That is how it worked previously. Some guys never reached their POT (and always showed the erroneous higher POT), and other only updated when they exceeded the expected POT. I could easily see the system continuing to work in the same way.

#67535	08/10/2019 6:31:55 am	Jan 15th, 2042
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5199 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	That's fair, and quite a reasonable way for it to work. But different from 2040 where guys could change a day or two after drafting.