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#78628	11/13/2020 2:17:00 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 883 Kodiak Mules III.3	look here: Spivey pot14, 18 yo Scouting Report: He will always be wild. He may be limited to only a few innings. He may never get out of the minor leagues. WHAAAAT???? I've never seen a "never get out of the minor leagues" tag on any pot10 or higher. So what's wrong here? Updated Friday, November 13 2020 @ 2:18:54 pm PST

#78629	11/13/2020 2:53:30 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9591 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I would definitely doubt that POT. Possibly a perfect storm of inaccuracies in both? The POT is wildly high, and maybe the text report is wildly underscouting him? Updated Friday, November 13 2020 @ 2:54:43 pm PST

#78633	11/13/2020 5:03:30 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
rlawrence Joined: 02/03/2020 Posts: 102 Inactive	Oh man, I lol'd when I saw that. He'll end up with: 13 vel 19 CoS 13 Move 2 control 2 stamina 20 fielding :-P

#78634	11/13/2020 5:21:37 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 357 Concord Jets Legends	I believe it to be a bug, not much else can explain his extraordinary 31SI decline at age 17! Similarly, Veliz maybe could have been a decent player if he actually was a 34SI 16yo, but is totally busted now and yet still shows POT 13. Looks like an alien race stole their natural ability à la Space Jam, and the scouts realised but the computer didn't. Updated Friday, November 13 2020 @ 5:24:30 pm PST

#78636	11/13/2020 6:04:14 pm	Jan 15th, 2048
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 883 Kodiak Mules III.3	you're right i didn't notice the drop in SI first time it EVER happens, to my knowledge much tinkering took place with Draft prospects and Free Agents lately, with no warnings, no explanations, no notifications. deeply unsettling again, whats going on here?

#78658	11/14/2020 11:37:55 am	Jan 15th, 2048
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2236 New York Lancers V.4	I just came across Spivey looking through the FAs, and I'm also shocked. I thought POT might vary by up to two points either way, but that 14pot might actually be 7pot. And that's crazy.