Adopt a prospect winter thread

krmarks · 10-30-2015, 01:52 PM

Finally finished my masters, so now I have some time on my hands. I plan to create a standard out of the box league starting with the 2015 season using OOTP16 and I will create 5-10 prospects based on response to the thread. I will use the template Jeffy has used in the past. I will run sims at night probably 6pm CST give or take an hour or so.

Here is what you need to tell me if you want to be a prospect

Name:
Nickname: Not necessary, but if you want one
High School or College, and birthday (don't need year, just month and date)
Note - college players will have slightly higher current ratings (10%), but have less potential (-2%)
Hometown (needs to be a real place):
Uniform Number:
Personality Attribute, pick 1-200 in each of the following, totals equal up to 1100 combined:
Leadership:
Desire for Winner:
Loyalty:
Greed:
Work Ethic:
Intelligence:
Adaptability:
Controversy:
Handle Success:
Handle Failure:
Handle Critics:

Height:
Weight:
Bats :R/L/S
Throws: R/L
Position/Role (if you pick a position player, select a primary, and then a secondary position):

Do you prefer to be a position player or pitcher?
If you choose a position player, then select from the following:

Position Player Options:
Bat Rating Allocations (High School players first, college players second)
Position (Catcher, Corner Infielder/Corner Outfielder, Middle Infielder/Center Fielder)
Ratings are Current/Potential
C - HS (175/575) C (195/560)
CIF/COF - HS (225/650) C (250/625)
MIF/CF - HS (210/625) C (235/610)

Note. If you are a catcher, you are given more defensive ratings inherently
If you choose a middle infielder or CF, he will be given more speed and defensive ratings

Example would be as follows:
College CIF 1B/3B
250/625

BABIP: 60/150
Avoid K's: 60/150
Gap: 40/120
Power: 50/125
Eye/Patience: 40/80

Speed and Defense:

You can select one of the following five:

Exceptional Defensively, but slow
Good defensively, but slower
Good mix of speed and defense
Good speed, but below average defensively
Exceptional speed, but poor defensively

If you select a pitcher:
You get 3 pitches, pick those 3 pitches, one of them MUST be a fastball/sinker/cutter or knuckleball:

Say those three pitches, your choices are:
fastball
sinker
cutter
curveball
slider
changeup
splitter
forkball
circle change
screwball
knucklecurve
knuckleball

Then select a current/potential rating for each pitch that you select, and for movement and control as well:
If you are a high schooler, max potential has to be a combined 775 potential, or, if you are a college pitcher, a combined 725 for a college pitcher, and current ratings for a high schooler are 300 current, and if you are in college, it is 350

So an example would be:

High School Pitcher

Fastball: 50/160
Curveball: 50/135
Changeup: 50/135
Movement: 50/175
Control: 50/170

I will give you an update twice per year, and posters will get to decide where they go as free agents, and when they retire.

For those that want to retire, you have to tell me when you want to retire, but if a player doesn't get any offers for 12 months, he will be forced to retire.

Here is the format I want you to post in your reply to this thread

Name: Ken Marks
Nickname: N/A
High School or College: 1/18 - HS
Hometown (needs to be a real place): Lemont, IL
Uniform Number: 8
Personality Attribute, pick 1-200 in each of the following, totals equal up to 1100 combined:
Leadership: 175
Desire for Winner: 25
Loyalty: 1
Greed: 1
Work Ethic: 200
Intelligence: 200
Adaptability: 200
Controversy: 25
Handle Success: 150
Handle Failure: 100
Handle Critics: 23

Height: 6’1
Weight: 195
Bats : S
Throws: R
Position/Role (if you pick a position player, select a primary, and then two secondary positions):
MIF (secondary position of CF)

Current/potential
BABIP: 100/200
Avoid K's: 60/175
Gap: 1/100
Power: 50/100
Eye/Patience: 89/200

Speed and Defense:
Good mix of speed and defense

If you enter a player, I need you to consistently check into this thread (subscribe please!) and be able to update decisions for your player within 24 of the post, otherwise I make the decision, and that loses all the joy in doing this. So only enter a player if you intend on following up on this.

Texasborn · 10-30-2015, 05:27 PM

Name: Pierson Perdue

Nickname: Texasborn

9/25 - HS

Austin,Texas

#5

Leadership: 174

Desire for Winner: 25

Loyalty: 100

Greed: 1

Work Ethic: 200

Intelligence: 175

Adaptability: 200

Controversy: 25

Handle success: 100

Handle Failure: 75

Handle Critics: 25

Height: 6'2

Weight: 200

Bats: Switch

Throws: Right

Pos: 1B(RF/C)

BABIP: 75/175

Avoid K's 50/100

Gap: 50/175

Power: 75/200

Eye: 50/125

Speed and Defense:

About 50/50 of both.

krmarks · 10-30-2015, 06:01 PM

MLB standings and League Leaders

TheMaus2 · 10-30-2015, 06:18 PM

Name: Mack Dewey
Nickname: The Exorcist
High School or College: 4/28 - HS
Hometown (needs to be a real place): Salem, OR
Uniform Number: 43
Personality Attribute, pick 1-200 in each of the following, totals equal up to 1100 combined:
Leadership: 146
Desire for Winner: 54
Loyalty: 73
Greed: 27
Work Ethic: 200
Intelligence: 68
Adaptability: 141
Controversy: 108
Handle Success: 128
Handle Failure: 81
Handle Critics: 64

Height: 5'10
Weight: 178
Bats : R
Throws: L
Position/Role (if you pick a position player, select a primary, and then two secondary positions):
SP

Current/potential
Fastball: 51/140
Circle Change: 60/185
Forkball: 49/140
Movement: 50/160
Control: 90/150

Speed and Defense:
Good defensively, but slower

Did I miss something?

fsclb66 · 10-30-2015, 08:04 PM

Name: Shawn Porter

Nickname:

5/15 high school

Spencer, mass

# 22

Leadership: 50

Desire for winner: 75

Loyalty: 100

Greed: 100

Work ethic: 150

Intelligence: 150

Adaptability: 100

Controversy: 75

Handle success: 100

Handle failure: 100

Handle critics: 100

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 185

Bats: right

Throws: right

Position: C (3B)

BABIP: 25/125

Avoid K: 25/50

Gap: 25/100

Power: 50/150

Eye: 50/150

Exceptional defense but very slow

YasielPuig · 10-31-2015, 06:49 AM

Name: Gustaf Reinen

Nickname: Der Ox

12/14 HS

Düsseldorf, Germany

#54

Leadership: 100

Desire to Win: 60

Loyalty: 75

Greed: 150

Work ethic: 120

Intelligence: 135

Adaptability: 60

Controversy: 100

Handle success: 60

Handle failure: 120

Handle critics: 100

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 215

Bats: R

Throws: R

Position: 1B, secondary: 3B

BABIP: 55/130

Avoid K: 30/100

Gap: 40/95

Power: 80/245

Eye: 20/80

Good speed, below avg defense

krmarks · 10-31-2015, 09:30 AM

I'm building the players today, but I will leave signups open till Monday night CST. I will do the draft Monday and start posting player pictures and what not as I finish them. If you have a facial type you prefer, let me know. I am just going default Caucasian until otherwise notified.

krmarks · 10-31-2015, 10:14 AM

Prospects tentatively created, I will post individual images on Monday so you can see your players. If the thread hits the max of 10 created prospects before then, I will create them all Sunday and post them.

TheMaus2 · 10-31-2015, 10:20 AM

Poor Mack. He's the only guy with a 4-star rating from the OSA.

I guess he's going to be a second rounder.

krmarks · 10-31-2015, 10:24 AM

I think Mack will be in good shape, has good control and a great groundball rate, should be solid at the very least. Potentially HOF, potentially...of course any of our guys could bust.

Texasborn · 10-31-2015, 10:50 AM

Edited Current and potential ratings, hope it works.Btw - Great Forum idea.

TheMaus2 · 10-31-2015, 11:32 AM

If I am somehow the greatest starter that adopt a prospect has ever seen, I demand to have the Cy Young award renamed after Mack Dewey.

theshinymew64 · 10-31-2015, 01:12 PM

Can I still make a player?

Name: Jay Van Allen
Nickname: N/A
High School or College, and birthday: June 13, HS
Note - college players will have slightly higher current ratings (10%), but have less potential (-2%)
Hometown (needs to be a real place): Saint John, NB, Canada
Uniform Number: 11
Personality Attribute, pick 1-200 in each of the following, totals equal up to 1100 combined:
Leadership: 200
Desire for Winner: 150
Loyalty: 50
Greed: 1
Work Ethic: 200
Intelligence: 200
Adaptability: 198
Controversy: 1
Handle Success: 50
Handle Failure: 50
Handle Critics: 50

Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 230 lbs
Bats : L
Throws: L
Position/Role (if you pick a position player, select a primary, and then a secondary position): SP
Fastball: 100/175
Curveball: 50/200
Changeup: 50/150
Movement: 50/100
Control: 50/150
Speed and Defense: Average for a pitcher

TheMaus2 · 10-31-2015, 01:19 PM

Hmph. Looks like i have competition.

TheMaus2 · 10-31-2015, 02:00 PM

OK, let's play a game while we wait for Monday. What is your player's walk-up song for 2015? I have no idea right now.

Texasborn · 10-31-2015, 02:04 PM

Easy!!! Carry on My Wayward Son. Sweet Kansas.

TheMaus2 · 10-31-2015, 04:22 PM

The Final Countdown would be my walk-up song for the draft....
...and my walk-up would be... Backseat Freestyle by Kendrick Lamar.

krmarks · 10-31-2015, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texasborn

Edited Current and potential ratings, hope it works.Btw - Great Forum idea.

Close, but no dice, you are way over the max ratings

775 total max potential across attributes
and 300 max current across attributes

Let me know and I will update your guy

krmarks · 10-31-2015, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theshinymew64

Can I still make a player?

Yeah, you're in. Gonna close sign-ups Monday night or at 10 total players, whichever comes first.

Texasborn · 10-31-2015, 05:25 PM

Updated, sorry for the trouble

10-30-2015, 01:52 PM	#1
krmarks Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,555	Adopt a prospect winter thread Finally finished my masters, so now I have some time on my hands. I plan to create a standard out of the box league starting with the 2015 season using OOTP16 and I will create 5-10 prospects based on response to the thread. I will use the template Jeffy has used in the past. I will run sims at night probably 6pm CST give or take an hour or so. Here is what you need to tell me if you want to be a prospect Name: Nickname: Not necessary, but if you want one High School or College, and birthday (don't need year, just month and date) Note - college players will have slightly higher current ratings (10%), but have less potential (-2%) Hometown (needs to be a real place): Uniform Number: Personality Attribute, pick 1-200 in each of the following, totals equal up to 1100 combined: Leadership: Desire for Winner: Loyalty: Greed: Work Ethic: Intelligence: Adaptability: Controversy: Handle Success: Handle Failure: Handle Critics: Height: Weight: Bats :R/L/S Throws: R/L Position/Role (if you pick a position player, select a primary, and then a secondary position): Do you prefer to be a position player or pitcher? If you choose a position player, then select from the following: Position Player Options: Bat Rating Allocations (High School players first, college players second) Position (Catcher, Corner Infielder/Corner Outfielder, Middle Infielder/Center Fielder) Ratings are Current/Potential C - HS (175/575) C (195/560) CIF/COF - HS (225/650) C (250/625) MIF/CF - HS (210/625) C (235/610) Note. If you are a catcher, you are given more defensive ratings inherently If you choose a middle infielder or CF, he will be given more speed and defensive ratings Example would be as follows: College CIF 1B/3B 250/625 BABIP: 60/150 Avoid K's: 60/150 Gap: 40/120 Power: 50/125 Eye/Patience: 40/80 Speed and Defense: You can select one of the following five: Exceptional Defensively, but slow Good defensively, but slower Good mix of speed and defense Good speed, but below average defensively Exceptional speed, but poor defensively If you select a pitcher: You get 3 pitches, pick those 3 pitches, one of them MUST be a fastball/sinker/cutter or knuckleball: Say those three pitches, your choices are: fastball sinker cutter curveball slider changeup splitter forkball circle change screwball knucklecurve knuckleball Then select a current/potential rating for each pitch that you select, and for movement and control as well: If you are a high schooler, max potential has to be a combined 775 potential, or, if you are a college pitcher, a combined 725 for a college pitcher, and current ratings for a high schooler are 300 current, and if you are in college, it is 350 So an example would be: High School Pitcher Fastball: 50/160 Curveball: 50/135 Changeup: 50/135 Movement: 50/175 Control: 50/170 I will give you an update twice per year, and posters will get to decide where they go as free agents, and when they retire. For those that want to retire, you have to tell me when you want to retire, but if a player doesn't get any offers for 12 months, he will be forced to retire. Here is the format I want you to post in your reply to this thread Name: Ken Marks Nickname: N/A High School or College: 1/18 - HS Hometown (needs to be a real place): Lemont, IL Uniform Number: 8 Personality Attribute, pick 1-200 in each of the following, totals equal up to 1100 combined: Leadership: 175 Desire for Winner: 25 Loyalty: 1 Greed: 1 Work Ethic: 200 Intelligence: 200 Adaptability: 200 Controversy: 25 Handle Success: 150 Handle Failure: 100 Handle Critics: 23 Height: 6’1 Weight: 195 Bats : S Throws: R Position/Role (if you pick a position player, select a primary, and then two secondary positions): MIF (secondary position of CF) Current/potential BABIP: 100/200 Avoid K's: 60/175 Gap: 1/100 Power: 50/100 Eye/Patience: 89/200 Speed and Defense: Good mix of speed and defense If you enter a player, I need you to consistently check into this thread (subscribe please!) and be able to update decisions for your player within 24 of the post, otherwise I make the decision, and that loses all the joy in doing this. So only enter a player if you intend on following up on this.

10-30-2015, 05:27 PM	#2
Texasborn Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: ??? Posts: 330	Adopt a prospect winter thread Name: Pierson Perdue Nickname: Texasborn 9/25 - HS Austin,Texas #5 Leadership: 174 Desire for Winner: 25 Loyalty: 100 Greed: 1 Work Ethic: 200 Intelligence: 175 Adaptability: 200 Controversy: 25 Handle success: 100 Handle Failure: 75 Handle Critics: 25 Height: 6'2 Weight: 200 Bats: Switch Throws: Right Pos: 1B(RF/C) BABIP: 75/175 Avoid K's 50/100 Gap: 50/175 Power: 75/200 Eye: 50/125 Speed and Defense: About 50/50 of both. Last edited by Texasborn; 10-31-2015 at 05:23 PM.

10-30-2015, 06:01 PM	#3
krmarks Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,555	League Status on 5/7/15 MLB standings and League Leaders Attached Images

10-30-2015, 06:18 PM	#4
TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,949 Blog Entries: 16	Name: Mack Dewey Nickname: The Exorcist High School or College: 4/28 - HS Hometown (needs to be a real place): Salem, OR Uniform Number: 43 Personality Attribute, pick 1-200 in each of the following, totals equal up to 1100 combined: Leadership: 146 Desire for Winner: 54 Loyalty: 73 Greed: 27 Work Ethic: 200 Intelligence: 68 Adaptability: 141 Controversy: 108 Handle Success: 128 Handle Failure: 81 Handle Critics: 64 Height: 5'10 Weight: 178 Bats : R Throws: L Position/Role (if you pick a position player, select a primary, and then two secondary positions): SP Current/potential Fastball: 51/140 Circle Change: 60/185 Forkball: 49/140 Movement: 50/160 Control: 90/150 Speed and Defense: Good defensively, but slower Did I miss something? __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative. Last edited by TheMaus2; 10-31-2015 at 12:03 PM.

10-31-2015, 10:14 AM	#8
krmarks Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,555	Prospects tentatively created, I will post individual images on Monday so you can see your players. If the thread hits the max of 10 created prospects before then, I will create them all Sunday and post them. Attached Images

10-30-2015, 08:04 PM	#5
fsclb66 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 92	Name: Shawn Porter Nickname: 5/15 high school Spencer, mass # 22 Leadership: 50 Desire for winner: 75 Loyalty: 100 Greed: 100 Work ethic: 150 Intelligence: 150 Adaptability: 100 Controversy: 75 Handle success: 100 Handle failure: 100 Handle critics: 100 Height: 5' 10" Weight: 185 Bats: right Throws: right Position: C (3B) BABIP: 25/125 Avoid K: 25/50 Gap: 25/100 Power: 50/150 Eye: 50/150 Exceptional defense but very slow

10-31-2015, 06:49 AM	#6
YasielPuig Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: New York Posts: 27	Name: Gustaf Reinen Nickname: Der Ox 12/14 HS Düsseldorf, Germany #54 Leadership: 100 Desire to Win: 60 Loyalty: 75 Greed: 150 Work ethic: 120 Intelligence: 135 Adaptability: 60 Controversy: 100 Handle success: 60 Handle failure: 120 Handle critics: 100 Height: 6'4" Weight: 215 Bats: R Throws: R Position: 1B, secondary: 3B BABIP: 55/130 Avoid K: 30/100 Gap: 40/95 Power: 80/245 Eye: 20/80 Good speed, below avg defense

10-31-2015, 09:30 AM	#7
krmarks Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,555	I'm building the players today, but I will leave signups open till Monday night CST. I will do the draft Monday and start posting player pictures and what not as I finish them. If you have a facial type you prefer, let me know. I am just going default Caucasian until otherwise notified.

10-31-2015, 10:20 AM	#9
TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,949 Blog Entries: 16	Poor Mack. He's the only guy with a 4-star rating from the OSA. I guess he's going to be a second rounder. __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

10-31-2015, 10:24 AM	#10
krmarks Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,555	I think Mack will be in good shape, has good control and a great groundball rate, should be solid at the very least. Potentially HOF, potentially...of course any of our guys could bust.

10-31-2015, 10:50 AM	#11
Texasborn Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: ??? Posts: 330	Adopt a prospect winter thread Edited Current and potential ratings, hope it works.Btw - Great Forum idea. Last edited by Texasborn; 10-31-2015 at 10:52 AM.

10-31-2015, 11:32 AM	#12
TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,949 Blog Entries: 16	If I am somehow the greatest starter that adopt a prospect has ever seen, I demand to have the Cy Young award renamed after Mack Dewey. __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

10-31-2015, 01:12 PM	#13
theshinymew64 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 34	Can I still make a player? Name: Jay Van Allen Nickname: N/A High School or College, and birthday: June 13, HS Note - college players will have slightly higher current ratings (10%), but have less potential (-2%) Hometown (needs to be a real place): Saint John, NB, Canada Uniform Number: 11 Personality Attribute, pick 1-200 in each of the following, totals equal up to 1100 combined: Leadership: 200 Desire for Winner: 150 Loyalty: 50 Greed: 1 Work Ethic: 200 Intelligence: 200 Adaptability: 198 Controversy: 1 Handle Success: 50 Handle Failure: 50 Handle Critics: 50 Height: 6' 5'' Weight: 230 lbs Bats : L Throws: L Position/Role (if you pick a position player, select a primary, and then a secondary position): SP Fastball: 100/175 Curveball: 50/200 Changeup: 50/150 Movement: 50/100 Control: 50/150 Speed and Defense: Average for a pitcher

10-31-2015, 01:19 PM	#14
TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,949 Blog Entries: 16	Hmph. Looks like i have competition. __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

10-31-2015, 02:00 PM	#15
TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,949 Blog Entries: 16	OK, let's play a game while we wait for Monday. What is your player's walk-up song for 2015? I have no idea right now. __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

10-31-2015, 02:04 PM	#16
Texasborn Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: ??? Posts: 330	Easy!!! Carry on My Wayward Son. Sweet Kansas.

10-31-2015, 04:22 PM	#17
TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,949 Blog Entries: 16	The Final Countdown would be my walk-up song for the draft.... ...and my walk-up would be... Backseat Freestyle by Kendrick Lamar. __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

10-31-2015, 05:25 PM	#20
Texasborn Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: ??? Posts: 330	Updated, sorry for the trouble