the peak rating

[ryan2288]

im wondering why there is a peak rating when the rating gets changed year by year when the player is in your farm system.

[boomboom]

Originally posted by ryan2288
im wondering why there is a peak rating when the rating gets changed year by year when the player is in your farm system.

check the help files,


Help files


Section II: Talent Assessment
This assessment consists of letter-grades in a number of categories. A rookie's ratings will increase as he matures. You will notice a drop in ratings with age or serious injuries. A '75' indicates average ability in an area. However, players who contribute reliably at the major league level will usually have a number of ratings of '80' or better.

A good scout can notice changes in a player before the stats bear out those changes, so pay your scouts well. The inaccuracy in the Scouting Report is shown after the phrase 'Ratings are'. For example, if your Scouting Report says "Ratings are +/- 7" then it means that a score of 77 might indicate a true rating as low as 70 or as high as 84. To reduce this inaccuracy, increase your Scouting expenditure (choose 'Expenses' from the Budget Menu).

The ratings shown are different for batters and pitchers:

Summary Ratings (all players)
Overall: The player's current ability level, calculated by combining all other ratings (and weighting them appropriate -- for example, 'power' is more important than 'speed').
Peak: The player's current ability level, calculated by combining all other ratings (and weighting them appropriate -- for example, 'power' is more important than 'speed').