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#47223	03/24/2017 2:57:22 pm
simpleton54 Joined: 08/01/2016 Posts: 12 Inactive	Is there a way to tell if a guy will likely be a 12 POT or above. I still haven't figured this out... is it just luck?

#47228	03/24/2017 3:15:19 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Cool logo Pay attention to the "overall potential" in the scouting report. There is variance, so you are never guaranteed to get a great guy, but anybody who has "very good overall potential" is a good bet. You can also get guys over 12 POT who have "good overall potential", but obviously "very good" will net you better guys on average. Occasionally a guy with "above average overall potential" will be useful, but I would stay away from guys with no potential rating. Those guys are considered "average", and average guys seldom make the majors.

#47232	03/24/2017 3:41:26 pm
Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive	Have a lot of positive comments sometimes helps too because if they're good at LOTS of things, it's highly unlikely their POT is the low end of the range. Still possible... but if you have a lot of potential SI already accounted for, there's only so low you can go.

#47238	03/24/2017 4:16:29 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	For more on how to read scouting reports go here.

#47242	03/24/2017 5:03:01 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Have a lot of positive comments sometimes helps too Although the flip side to that is that it can lead to deficiencies in some areas. For instance a guy who is fast will have high Speed and Range. That could mean he doesn't have a lot of SI in BC and PD (both of which don't show up in the scout report). If a guy is a left handed fielder, I actually look for guys with low fielding, because lefty positions don't require fielding skill and they will have more SI in their batting skills. Updated Friday, March 24 2017 @ 5:04:08 pm PDT

#47252	03/25/2017 12:33:10 am
simpleton54 Joined: 08/01/2016 Posts: 12 Inactive	Excellent! Thank you guys!

#47257	03/25/2017 7:09:31 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Just to let you know, now that we are half way through the draft it will be a lot harder to find guys with good potential. Most of those guys get swept up in the first half of the draft. But if you are lucky, you may still find a sleeper or two.