Scouting

JazzyZ · 05-02-2011, 09:28 AM

Any thoughts on what type of scout is better to have and what the difference is?

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JazzyZ · 05-02-2011, 09:49 AM

I do see this (Below) in the manual but I am curious to see what people think about each one and their preference?

The Scouting Director's preference when it comes to projecting the future potential of players. The projection attribute has five settings: Highly Favor Ability, Favor Ability, Neutral, Favor Tools, and Highly Favor Tools. A Scouting Director that favors ability will base players' potential ratings on what the player can already do and project what he thinks the player will become in the future. Think of this type of scout as more of a "Moneyball" scout. The director that favors tools will base the players' potential ratings on the maximum peak the player could achieve. In theory, a scout that favors tools will find more superstars, while a scout that favors ability will find more serviceable major league players.

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05-02-2011, 09:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
JazzyZ Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I do see this (Below) in the manual but I am curious to see what people think about each one and their preference? The Scouting Director's preference when it comes to projecting the future potential of players. The projection attribute has five settings: Highly Favor Ability, Favor Ability, Neutral, Favor Tools, and Highly Favor Tools. A Scouting Director that favors ability will base players' potential ratings on what the player can already do and project what he thinks the player will become in the future. Think of this type of scout as more of a "Moneyball" scout. The director that favors tools will base the players' potential ratings on the maximum peak the player could achieve. In theory, a scout that favors tools will find more superstars, while a scout that favors ability will find more serviceable major league players.