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Ratings Overview
- A player's skill in various aspects of baseball is reflected in their ratings, including Batting, Pitching, Fielding, and other categories.
- Current ratings indicate the player's current level of skill, while potential ratings represent their maximum potential.
- Leagues can choose the format and precision of the ratings displayed, allowing customization for evaluating players.
- Number ratings range from 1 (worst) to 100 (best) by default, with options to change the range to 10-90 or 20-80.
- Letter ratings correspond to specific ranges: A (85-100), B (70-84), C (55-69), D (40-54), and E (1-39).
Current Ratings
- Current Ratings reflect a player's current skill level, with higher ratings indicating greater ability in that specific area.
- The rating scale is not linear, meaning the difference in ability between ratings of 50 and 60 is smaller than the difference between 60 and 70.
- Starting from ratings of 50 or higher, the higher the number, the larger the difference in skill.
Potential Ratings
- Potential Ratings represent a player's maximum skill level they can reach at their peak.
- These ratings do not change over time, so for veterans, the potential rating shows their best potential rather than their current performance.
- Young players and prospects' potential ratings are particularly important since they have not yet reached their peak.
Summary Ratings (Overall and Potential)
- All players have summary ratings: Overall (an aggregate of their current ratings) and Potential (an aggregate of their potential ratings).
- The Overall and Potential ratings consider all individual ratings, with weightings based on their value and influenced by the player's position and the league's simulation model.
- Position players have summary ratings for Hitting and Fielding, while pitchers have summary ratings for Pitching and Fielding.
- Hitting includes Discipline (DI), Contact (CN), Batting (BA), Slugging (SL), and Speed (SP).
- Pitching includes Power (PO), Finesse (FI), Control (CO), and Specialty (SY).
- Fielding includes Range (RA), Glove (GL), Arm (AR), and Hold Runner (HR) for pitchers only.
Normalization of Ratings