Sorry with no idea were they were drafted or how much they signed for or no adv scouting or history on owners draft or intl history there is no way anyone should really answer. I would say 30/39 dur stamina is not very useful to me.
4/22/2020 3:04 PM
i'd go A and take the slightly higher ratings
4/22/2020 4:09 PM
Neither projects to be a major league pitcher except at the very back end of a staff. It is remotely possible that A's projected OVR is low enough to get a DitR; if so I'd take him.
4/22/2020 5:15 PM
Keeping in mind that these are 18 year olds, those are actually borderline first round ratings. Obviously B is a SP but might likely never get better than Long Reliever. A has the weird DUR/STA; you'd probably bring him up as a RP. You'd have to be creative how you use him and sometimes I admit I don't think some pitchers are worth the trouble. However dedelman has a good point - if he DiTRs you might have something special.

I just took a look at a player I had DiTR this season, he's a 20 yo reliever with 35/29. But his DiTR is predicting he goes to 36/65. I've never seen it before, so I'm curious to see if it'll actually happen.

4/22/2020 5:56 PM
I'd probably go with A. I don't trust that the 37vL or 62/55 P1/2 on B will translate to anything useful for a potential major leaguer.
4/23/2020 3:14 PM
Can't find the thread, but there's one a while back with a list of a bunch of studs across leagues that were picked up in late rounds because apparently everyone's scouts missed them and they just happened to be scooped up after owners scouted draft pools were exhausted. Makes you wonder if a bad draft year was just a year where everyone's scouts missed a stud or two and he wasn't scooped up by anyone by sheer luck.

IIRC one guy was a 97 OVR HoFer take in something like the 20th round.
4/24/2020 4:11 AM
Posted by bripat42 on 4/23/2020 9:42:00 PM (view original):
No, this is not a "Who Should I Draft?" poll. I'll explain why I'm seeking opinions after a few responses. Explaining upfront might skew the results. For now, I'll say I'm curious which pitcher owners would prefer and why.

Both pitchers are 18 years old and right-handed, and these are current ratings:
Pitcher Dur Hlth Mkup Stm Cnt vL vR Vel G/F 1 2 3 4 5
A 30 78 78 39 43 50 50 34 38 72 58 30 38 20
B 27 82 92 63 45 37 53 33 33 62 55 43 23 0

UPDATE 4/23, 9:42 p.m.: I selected both pitchers in the same draft. Pitcher A was a 1st-round pick (23rd overall), and Pitcher B was a lottery ticket ("not scouted well enough") taken in the 25th round (832nd overall). I was just curious how others might compare the two. Thanks for the responses.
Thank you for the explanation, I was curious to see that. Now, considering that A was a first rounder, not too likely he DiTRs. However if his Stamina ever gets above 50 he'll be a useful, if slightly frustrating, SP.

One of my better IFAs ever has 27/56. He's had a decent career, but he's a five inning pitcher, six on a lucky day.

Obviously B is a nice get as a lottery ticket.

4/24/2020 9:36 AM (edited)
Posted by brianplath on 4/24/2020 4:12:00 AM (view original):
Can't find the thread, but there's one a while back with a list of a bunch of studs across leagues that were picked up in late rounds because apparently everyone's scouts missed them and they just happened to be scooped up after owners scouted draft pools were exhausted. Makes you wonder if a bad draft year was just a year where everyone's scouts missed a stud or two and he wasn't scooped up by anyone by sheer luck.

IIRC one guy was a 97 OVR HoFer take in something like the 20th round.
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4/24/2020 11:05 AM
Yeah, that just ain't right. If DITR's were set up to hit like that fine (instead of the current setup where the occasional C or RP becomes a stud), but missing a guy like that due to none of the scouts even seeing him feels bad for the other 31 teams, especially if you're drafting Top5.
4/25/2020 5:27 PM

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