Potential Ratings Sliding

[lahoward]

I just noticed my 24 YO SP has Ratings as follows

Stuff 33
Mov 52
Con 61

Now here's his Potential

Stuff 28
Mov 50
Con 56

I know if I haven't seen this often; is this rating slide due to not much farm work? He's pitched in majs since 22 (fulltime).

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by lahoward

I just noticed my 24 YO SP has Ratings as follows

Stuff 33
Mov 52
Con 61

Now here's his Potential

Stuff 28
Mov 50
Con 56

I know if I haven't seen this often; is this rating slide due to not much farm work? He's pitched in majs since 22 (fulltime).

No, I think it just means that the game chose to lower his potential a bit and that his current ratings will tend to fall in the near future. That is what it usually means when current ratings exceed potential ratings.