Talent vs. No-Talent

[Carlos]

Has there ever been a discussion of whether or not this league could move into having no talents/ratings displayed?

It makes sense now since the league is young in active owner years but I wondered if perhaps the owners would be interested in playing with no-talent ratings in the future.

Just looking for comments and opinions on the subject.

[Jistic]

I would be against it. I like the system we have as it's still imperfect. But at least scouting still has some bearing.

[Guest]

I'd be against it also...we just changed how we view player ratings last offseason...lets just keep things the same. If it's not broken, don't fix it.

[mahoney2]

How would you draft?

[liquidcrash]

I like the system we have now. A little weird to say that since I didn't want to change at the time. Not sure how it would work with no ratings, what function would scouting play then?

[Guest]

Also, turning ratings off completely would pretty much eliminate the skill factor of the game and make it nearly 100% luck.

[Carlos]

Also, turning ratings off completely would pretty much eliminate the skill factor of the game and make it nearly 100% luck.

Wouldn't there be more skilled involved in evaluating a player by his stats? Right now we get solid numbers that tell us if player A has a better contact rating than player B.

Scouting would definitely need to go if you played with no-talent. And that would be a shame.

I've read in discussions that OOTP9 is planning to bring back Written Scouting Reports. Not sure how many of you played earlier OOTP's but those reports were great. If those made a return than it could potentially make scouts still valuable in a no-talent league.

[Andrew]

I've read in discussions that OOTP9 is planning to bring back Written Scouting Reports. Not sure how many of you played earlier OOTP's but those reports were great. If those made a return than it could potentially make scouts still valuable in a no-talent league.

I loved the written scouting reports. Hopefully they do make a return.

[Riverman]

Wouldn't there be more skilled involved in evaluating a player by his stats? Right now we get solid numbers that tell us if player A has a better contact rating than player B.

But you still haven't explained how we would do the draft.

I have some sympathy with your idea, however, because the scouts give information on things they couldn't possibly know - a player's strike zone judgement potential, for instance - but I don't see how we could overcome the problem of the draft.

[Andrew]

But you still haven't explained how we would do the draft.

I have some sympathy with your idea, however, because the scouts give information on things they couldn't possibly know - a player's strike zone judgement potential, for instance - but I don't see how we could overcome the problem of the draft.

I think leagues usually publish a league file that contains potential ratings for the draft.

I personally like the ratings system as it is now. I like using scouts because it makes the game more fun for me.

That being said, I'm always willing to consider any changes if people are on board with it.

[Carlos]

But you still haven't explained how we would do the draft.

I have some sympathy with your idea, however, because the scouts give information on things they couldn't possibly know - a player's strike zone judgement potential, for instance - but I don't see how we could overcome the problem of the draft.

Well, in the league I'm in that uses no-talent we have college and highschool level leagues that run in the background.

But in addition to that, like Andrew said, it publishes a report on potential ratings.

Potential is visible in no-talent leagues (at least the one I'm in). You just don't get a current talent rating.


Really, I'm not looking to challenge this league and it's owners. I was just asking a simple question on how people felt about a no-talent league. Obviously, no one is for it and that's cool.

[Riverman]

I personally like the ratings system as it is now. I like using scouts because it makes the game more fun for me.

You're having too much fun as it is anyway. Two BLB titles already and a 9 game lead in the division this year as well as two recent World Series titles for the Sox. Even the G Men look like they may get by the first round of the playoffs this year. No doubt the next thing you will tell us is that you are a Celtics fan. What a life.