[Curtis]

Sorry to start a new thread on the same topic, but I can't access my previous thread. (Clicking on it takes me to a Chamber's Dictionary page.)

"I think this has to do with the talent level in that specific part of the world,I know I read about this somewhere but I can't remember where."

This may be true in general, but should not apply in this specific case, since Japan has the same baseball rating as the U.S.

The PCMs are slightly lower than in an MLB league, averaging .96 instead of 1.00. If that's enough of a difference, then that's a poor design decision. I'm thinking there's a different explanation.

Both of the other two responders in the other thread mention low potential ratings. That wasn't a problem here. Potentials remained fairly high right up until the end. I ended up keeping ten of the twelve players, and the other two I packaged into an eight-for-three trade.

I DID have the problem someone mentioned with too many relief pitchers among the draftees. I took the highest available potential in each round, and that meant I ended up with one left fielder (first round) and eleven MRs. I can stand that this year (I was weak everywhere; now I'm potentially spectacularly strong at MR), but if it happens again next season, it could be a serious problem.