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[Guest]

I feel pressure for all 1st round picks...it's much more difficult to have a good return if you fuck up your first rounder. Especially when you fuck up two like I did with Corr and Hoffman.

[Matt]

Brookshere will be the top prospect without a doubt. This game drools over CF's. My autopicked 10th round CF from last years draft is my teams #1 hitting prospect.

[umd]

Here we go. At 1.3 we select 16 year old HS SP Pat Arballo. He's a high K:BB groundballer, he's gotten better each season, his OSA ratings matchup well with my scout, his intangibles are top notch and he will be ready in 8 years when I'm rebuilding again.

Only issue is his "Domino" nickname. We have a top ranked Domino in SEA. I'd like to petition the league to use my nickname change to give this young future Mexican HOFer a real nickname:

Pat "Baja" Arballo. Done and done. DAV is up. Please don't bust kid.

[Pat]

Brookshere will be the top prospect without a doubt. This game drools over CF's. My autopicked 10th round CF from last years draft is my teams #1 hitting prospect.

Yeah. No doubt in my mind he debuts as the drafts top prospect.

Nice pick UMD. He will be really good. He's a better prospect than Seymour.

[umd]

Yeah. No doubt in my mind he debuts as the drafts top prospect.

Nice pick UMD. He will be really good. He's a better prospect than Seymour.

8 years is a long time. I'll be terrified if he misses the Top Prospect list initially.

[PaulC]

The one thing I have learned picking 1st overall is... it's a lot of pressure.

Sure, you have a higher chance to land a great prospect the higher you are in the round of course, but I prefer to have the prospects I didn't think would be there fall to my selection. For instance, last year, I went with Seymour. He was #1 on the draft list. I got multiple PMs from teams saying they would have gone the same way but I'm not sure it was the best pick. If I could do it again, I might even take Tom Clark.

I'd rather be picking 15+ and just wait to see who is there. Having to decide from such a large group of great prospects, especially in the new version, is difficult.

Agreed! I found it easier to pick later than the year we had 1.1 (Morla).

[PaulC]

I'd rather choose my guy. I've traded into the top pick (or had it) several times and that's my control my own destiny preference. If I blow this draft I'm basically fucked for years considering I traded a team of allstars (everywhere but Vegas) for this draft...

I hope tanking for a title works for me. It's my last "try" at winning a title because my other ways don't work.

Perhaps a little positive thinking would help.

[umd]

Perhaps a little positive thinking would help.

This game beats you down unless you're another one of our new "instant winners"...

OOTP has been an exercise in frustration. Probably should've quit already but I'm stubborn.

[PaulC]

Here we go. At 1.3 we select 16 year old HS SP Pat Arballo. He's a high K:BB groundballer, he's gotten better each season, his OSA ratings matchup well with my scout, his intangibles are top notch and he will be ready in 8 years when I'm rebuilding again.

Only issue is his "Domino" nickname. We have a top ranked Domino in SEA. I'd like to petition the league to use my nickname change to give this young future Mexican HOFer a real nickname:

Pat "Baja" Arballo. Done and done. DAV is up. Please don't bust kid.

It's more fun picking hitters, but that kid looks like a stud!

[PaulC]

This game beats you down unless you're another one of our new "instant winners"...

OOTP has been an exercise in frustration. Probably should've quit already but I'm stubborn.

That's what we are hoping here in California!

[Hank]

Brookshere will be the top prospect without a doubt. This game drools over CF's. My autopicked 10th round CF from last years draft is my teams #1 hitting prospect.

I've noticed this too.
A CFer's batting potential can be average and yet if they can play CF well, they're considered blue-chip prospects.

I feel pressure for all 1st round picks...it's much more difficult to have a good return if you fuck up your first rounder. Especially when you fuck up two like I did with Corr and Hoffman.

Jimmy Burkhead can take a nose dive into a shallow pool of syphilis as far as I'm concerned.
I had the #2 pick overall in 2012 and the draft depth that year was pathetic.
He's turned into a serviceable starter, but not exactly what you want from a #2 OV pick.

[umd]

I've noticed this too.
A CFer's batting potential can be average and yet if they can play CF well, they're considered blue-chip prospects.

He'll debut Top 10 Hitter Prospect

[Carlos]

The only thing I can assume with high rated defensive centerfielders is OOTP algorithms really favor great centerfield defense.

Because nothing else makes sense. I'm staring at a centerfield prospect in another league that would be a 44444 guy here. But because of his defense, he's considered one of the best prospects in the league.

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[Hank]

The only thing I can assume with high rated defensive centerfielders is OOTP algorithms really favor great centerfield defense.

Because nothing else makes sense. I'm staring at a centerfield prospect in another league that would be a 44444 guy here. But because of his defense, he's considered one of the best prospects in the league.

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Carlos, I think we've discussed you bringing-up the 'other woman' in here before.
We know you run around at night, but don't bring that stuff home.

[liquidcrash]

I updated my trade block post, but I'm also in the market to move into the first at some point. Making available my top prospects and/or future picks if anyone is interested.

Link to Block- http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/foru...shington-block