1975 Top Prospect Rankings

[CSCommish]

Top Prospect Promotion Fan Interest Boosts:
- Top 15 Position Players and Top 15 Pitchers, as shown in Top 100 Prospects list, as of each season's Opening Day sim, will be eligible.
- Prospects called up after file flip but prior to Opening Day sim will still be eligible, but subject to its rank as of the Opening Day sim.
- Commish will post an annual list and potential Fan Interest boost in the "Prospect Promotion" Board/Thread prior to running the Opening Day sim.
- Owner must announce (post) intended call-up prior to June 1st (essentially prior to Extensions being open) in order to earn the boost and the prospect must remain on Active Roster until end of World Series, except when serving time on the DL, or the boost will be taken away.

- Fan Interest will be increased by the following formula: (21 - Top 15 Rank), with Fan Interest not to exceed 90 overall.
- Multiple call-ups will stack Fan Interest boost, but only by an additional 5 points, with Fan Interest not to exceed 90 overall.

FINAL LIST

Batters

Rk - Pt - Player, Team
1 - 20 - Dwayne Murphy, CHA
2 - 19 - Jack Clark, STL
3 - 18 - Fred Lynn, MON
4 - 17 - Bob Molinaro, CHA
5 - 16 - Eddie Murray, SFG
6 - 15 - Lou Whitaker, SFG
7 - 14 - Mike Easler, SFG
8 - 13 - Keith Hernandez, MIL
9 - 12 - Dale Murphy, DET
10 - 11 - Robin Yount, MIL
11 - 10 - Andre Dawson, DET
12 - 9 - Sixto Lezcano, LAN
13 - 8 - Dwight Evans, TEX
14 - 7 - Larvell Blanks, CAL
15 - 6 - Gary Carter, DET

Pitchers

Rk - Pt - Player, Team
1 - 20 - Don Kirkwood, SFG
2 - 19 - Frank Tanana, CHA
3 - 18 - Scott McGregor, BAL
4 - 17 - David Clyde, NYA
5 - 16 - Mark Fidrych, CLE
6 - 15 - Fernando Arroyo, CHN
7 - 14 - Mike Krukow, SFG
8 - 13 - Dennis Eckersley, SDG
9 - 12 - Rob Dressler, DET
10 - 11 - Vern Ruhle, BAL
11 - 10 - John Montefusco, KCR
12 - 9 - Mario Soto, CLE
13 - 8 - Larry Anderson, CHA
14 - 7 - LaMarr Hoyt, MON
15 - 6 - Steve McCatty, STL

[Spencer]

Easler and Krukow up.

[RoyalsGM]

Overall #1 prospect Montefusco headed to the bigs!

[joshsbix]

Vern Ruhle called up to work in the pen in 1975

[noah]

Fred Lynn is up.

[bigmark]

Molinaro called up

[Darryl]

Yount and Hernandez have arrived.

[CSCommish]

The list is now FINAL.

[CSCommish]

You have until June 1st to call up these players to enjoy boost to Fan Interest.

[CSCommish]

Expos' Lynn called up; Expos' FI increase by 18 from 71 to 89.

[CSCommish]

White Sox Molinaro called up; White Sox FI increase by 17 from 37 to 54.

[CSCommish]

Giants' Easler and Krukow called up; Giants' FI increase by 19 from 41 to 60.

[CSCommish]

Brewers' Hernandez and Yount called up; Brewers FI increase by 18 from 74 to 90 (max).

[CSCommish]

Orioles' Ruhle called up; Orioles' FI increase by 11 from 32 to 43.

[CSCommish]

Royals' Montefusco called up; Royals' FI increase by 10 from 57 to 67.

[CSCommish]

Dodgers' Lezcano called up; Dodgers' FI already at 90 or more; no changes.

[CSCommish]

Angels' Blanks called up; Angels' FI already at 90 or more; no changes.

[RoyalsGM]

Apr 2, 2017 21:30:28 GMT -5 CSCommish said:

Royals' Montefusco called up; Royals' FI increase by 10 from 57 to 67.

There's got to be a better way to do this...Montefusco went from #1 to #10 without any simming, I'm guessing that it was because I moved him to the ML roster. He's got a 9 AR rating...there's absolutely no reason he is not the #1 prospect. Same thing happened to Brett last year. Are we really wanting to incentivize the calling up of top prospects for the sim after opening day? I would argue that the standings after ST are sufficient for this purpose and would not be influenced by call-ups. 

[CSCommish]

Yea, I get that it is frustrating. I had a guy one year completely fall out of the top 15 when he was top 5, forget who it was, maybe Jackson.

It changes because OOTP5 is quirky, other players did RC's and whatnot. I do not think call-ups are what does it in.

In any case, I think in the future, just to avoid the perception of this occuring is for me not to post the preliminary list --- just do the FINAL list ... out of sight, out of mind.

The question is ... when to cut it off? After ST as you suggested? Or just prior to the sim when I finish off all of the teams who do not post their required RC's to get to 150 points or under.

There is no right or wrong way, just gotta pick one. Open to suggestions.

[joshsbix]

Caldwell has been so bad he has been demoted and #10 spec Halicki has been called up to be given a chance in the #5 slot

[CSCommish]

Halicki is not on the Opening Day list, so no additional FI is given. Good luck though!

[CSCommish]

Last call; deadline is Saturday morning sim.

[CSCommish]

and locked.