Posted by MikeT23 on 8/26/2015 10:07:00 PM (view original):
For a little "pat yourself on the back", this is EXACTLY what I said would happen when people were DEMANDING more randomness. Random is fine when the other guy gets a turd but it sort of sucks when you get the turd with the third pick.
Well said.
In terms of distancing itself from the MLB I meant more so how the sim has Tandems, how you don't have to offer a free agent a qualifying offer to get a pick when they sign with another team and how it seems now when my 19 year old prospect gets elbow surgery, Tommy John won't make him a better pitcher then he was before.
I just worry that now, the most useful strategy will be to let other teams grow prospects, crank the payroll to over $100 million and sign everyone who files for free agency at 29-32. Its ok if some teams are doing it, but I feel like now that number will significantly go up.
The other thing that kind of gets me about this too is that, I felt like before this update you were rewarded for actually spending time to organize and dissect the draft. It takes away from the reward of putting time and work in.