Overhyped International Prospect? Topic

General & Fielding Ratings
Event Season Height Weight OV RA GL AS AA PC DU HE SP PA TP MK
Current - 5-8 177 48 58 57 63 56 6 57 82 41 31 75 80
Projected - 5-11 191 70 58 68 69 77 6 95 84 42 35 75 90
Batting & Pitching Ratings
Event Season CN PW LH RH BE BR BU PP ST CT LH RH VE GB P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Current - 43 43 40 36 50 52 30 52 29 10 8 8 4 24 45 0 0 0 0
Projected - 55 46 65 53 56 62 49 59 33 21 19 10 4 32 45 0 0 0  


My scout says potential superstar SS while I see a decent hitting 3B or corner outfielder.  Initial demand is $3.55M.  What are your thoughts?  Pass or bid heavily?
1/12/2012 6:59 AM (edited)
copy/paste his ratings from his player card, can't see the player link
1/12/2012 1:04 AM
How old is he?   What is your Int'l budget?  Does he want to sign? Those who probably won't sign tend to ask for more.

Based on what you have provided, he's a 5th outfielder/AAAA guy.
1/12/2012 1:30 PM
It's a virtual guarantee that this guy is going to be junk... If however it was the end of the season and u have prospect cash burning a hole in your pocket and nobody better is on the Ifa list I would do the deal then. I'd take him as at most a 2nd injury replacement for the lesser skill positions. That is if my primary injury replacement guy goes down to injury this guy would take his place.
1/12/2012 2:09 PM
He's a turd.  As greeny said, I'd only shell out cash for him if it's the end of the season, and you know that no more IFAs are going to be showing up.
1/12/2012 2:11 PM
According to those numbers, he is garbage.  Might make the ML squad as a bench player. 
1/12/2012 2:12 PM
He didn't look like anything special to me but I saw the price and my scouts input and thought it best to get another opinion.  Thanks again!
1/12/2012 6:01 PM
Most legitimate IFA's don't sign for anything near what their demands are. A potential ace or potential all star hitter will demands 6-8 million and sign for 20+


1/12/2012 6:33 PM
Posted by mg050369 on 1/12/2012 6:01:00 PM (view original):
He didn't look like anything special to me but I saw the price and my scouts input and thought it best to get another opinion.  Thanks again!
Hell, I never, ever read the scout's message. I click on the player and look at his PROJ and his demands. That's it.
1/12/2012 6:40 PM
ignore what the scouts say, they're all studs according to the message.
1/13/2012 2:37 PM
lol no way is that guy a SS. Looks like a RF to me. Seeing that you are not even halfway through the season, definitely don't waste your $ on this guy. Only way I would sign him is if, like others said, he is still out there really late in the season and you have prospect money to burn. But that won't happen because some other owner will stupidly sign him within the next couple days. I think my ceiling for this guy would be no higher than $1.5 mil. And I might not even invest that much.
1/14/2012 3:16 AM
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