BLB Top Players - Week 4

[Clay]

I think it's Potential ratings plus Current performance...

...or something else....

[Jim]

There is no way that I see that the overall ratings could be some combination of OSA ratings and current performance since Guzman could not be rated above Keppel if that were the case. Keppel is an 8-7-8-6-8 and has a current OPS of .925, while Guzman is a 6-5-5-4-5 (at least two lower in every catagorey) with an OPS of .915.

I'm at work and can't access the game but I'm pretty sure my scout has Guzman at all 6's. Not that it matters that much since I know Keppel is rated quite a bit higher.

[Clay]

See... at least it's giving us all something to talk about on a Monday...

[Jim]

Then why isn't Gremades #1?

That guy must be in the IL 'cause I've never heard of him.

[rubisco43]

i'm staying out of this topic.

[Jake]

That guy must be in the IL 'cause I've never heard of him.

I actually retired Gremades' number the other day. He's always played well against us so I figured why not. No one in Syracuse will ever wear the mystical #58 ever again.

[Matt]

Is this based off stats or ratings? Just curious how Roy Finbow isn't on the list...he's hitting .328 with 6 HR's and 22 RBI's. I don't know a lot about all the in's and out's of baseball stats (I had to look up WHIP the other day) so forgive my ignorance.

[Riverman]

Is this based off stats or ratings? Just curious how Roy Finbow isn't on the list...he's hitting .328 with 6 HR's and 22 RBI's. I don't know a lot about all the in's and out's of baseball stats (I had to look up WHIP the other day) so forgive my ignorance.

Nobody knows for sure, that is what we have been discussing but I am pretty sure it is not stats or at most stats are a minor part of it.

If I had to speculate, I'd agree with Andrew that it is based upon true ratings and I would add to that that the reason that the guy from Dallas is rated higher than Keppel is probably that he is faster. I'd say that the game overestimates the value of him being a 5-6-6 for running while Keppel is only a 2-4-2 and gives him the nod based upon that.

[Lintyfresh85]

Nobody knows for sure, that is what we have been discussing but I am pretty sure it is not stats or at most stats are a minor part of it.

If I had to speculate, I'd agree with Andrew that it is based upon true ratings and I would add to that that the reason that the guy from Dallas is rated higher than Keppel is probably that he is faster. I'd say that the game overestimates the value of him being a 5-6-6 for running while Keppel is only a 2-4-2 and gives him the nod based upon that.

Voice of reason.

[Carlos]

It's based on nothing but pure speculation and random configurations that only Markus knows.

Actually, I think Markus, by use of the internet, has Super Commish powers for all leagues and he just updates this list whenever he pleases, ignoring all factors that seem relevant in such a system.

[spot]

I don't have the game in front of me but seeing these ratings makes me wonder:

Do I lose a year of eligibility for Tardif this season? He was injured in ST and I put him on the 60-day prior to opening day. Any thoughts?

[Riverman]

I don't have the game in front of me but seeing these ratings makes me wonder:

Do I lose a year of eligibility for Tardif this season? He was injured in ST and I put him on the 60-day prior to opening day. Any thoughts?

Time on the 60-day DL did not count towards major-league service time in the old version. I am not sure if that was changed with this one. BTW, that is not the way it works IRL - 60-day DL time does count as major-league service.