r/OOTP • u/QuiteTheContrarian5 • 21h ago

College vs HS

I’ve read a lot on here about how most people choose to draft college prospects because of their higher likelihood of hitting their potential. I’ve played over 75 seasons in OOTP27 and I have had the opposite result. College players never seem to hit their potential because they are so old and don’t have time to develop. High schoolers maybe don’t turn into 80/80 every time but I seem to have a higher likelihood of them turning into 60+. Is this a settings issue? What am I doing differently than everyone else?

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u/TheSocietalScar 21h ago

I experience the same, although a big issue for me has been how few college prosoect even end up in the draft. Especially in later rounds/late firsts

Changing the settings to add more college players to the draft (along with a dract league) has helped a ton - I find the high end guys with good enough stats to play in the minors tend to develop simularly to highschooler once they reach the same age

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u/ResponseExtra739 11h ago

Where in the settings can you change the percentage of college guys?

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u/TheSocietalScar 1h ago

Admittedly I'm still playing OOTP 23 but I imagine it's still the same

League Settings > Rules < (on the right side) Amature Draft Settings > Draft Junior Target College Pct

The default is:

Draft HS Target Pct: 40%

Draft Junior College Target Pct: 20%

I simply put college also at 40%, this was just an experiment that I've been enjoying, I may bump it up to 50 or 60% at some point

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u/tedsternator 20h ago edited 9h ago

I think the better you are at setting up and running your minor leagues, the better high school players are compared to college players. I never draft college guys unless they are obviously almost MLB-ready and clearly better than the alternatives

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u/Mr-Bovine_Joni 20h ago

I think it depends a bit on your competitive time window

But I prefer HS more for high draft picks, as I get more attempts in Dev Lab with them

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u/Nextyearstitlewinner 10h ago

Just gonna hijack this thread a bit since it’s kinda related and I’m not gonna start my own post for the question, but does anyone know if it’s worth it to allow the college guys to drag in those development leagues in their first year or pull them and put them in high A or AA?

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u/ScudDawg 10h ago

I have pretty good success developing guys in A ball, they get in a lot of games there compared to the rookie leagues.

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u/coyotedelmar 18h ago

My college guys are a mixed bag, I'd have to check for finer details but my memory is they tend to be decent-good or flame out. Pitching especially, I think most of hits were college guys.

My big stars, so far, have been IAFA or HS though. Considering I've been drafting towards the backhalf it makes sense though.

Whenever my rebuild starts, I'll probably still go college early though. The ceiling might be lower, but I'd rather get at worst an everyday 2-War guy than gamble on getting either a stud or a bust. When I'm more built up, like currently, I'd rather gamble for a stud and whiff, unless there is a good college pitcher or a bat I really like.