Where are the TOP PROSPECTS??!!
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Good chance the only time outside ST they get players scanned is when they play games at San Diego.
My point above about Mike Trout was it doesn’t matter how good someone is suppose to be. They aren’t now what Mike Trout was and they couldn’t get him in the game. It matters if someone wants to be scanned. You struck out swinging on 1 pitch.
You're conflating a player 'wants' to be scanned with a player is 'willing to be scanned'.
I'm sure there are the odd few players who, for whatever reason, do not want to have their face scanned.
The rest fall into the 'I'm willing to have my face scanned but I'm not going to go out of my way to do it'. These players make up the vast majority.
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@stinkymcpooter_xbl Do you think scanning players faces is done with an iPhone or something? They showed the massive amount of equipment involved on one of their streams. They’re not lugging that around the country. Every NL team visits San Diego and every AL team is either in San Diego or a couple hours away in LA.
If you think they use the same thing we use for Road to the Show face scan they don’t. Mine looks more like Babe Ruth and if that was the case they can just do it and submit it themselves. Which means they definitely don’t wanna be in the game.
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@fubar2k7_psn And also Anaheim.
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I get asking for face scans is basically talking to a wall but the people defending SDS are completely letting them off the hook. The idea that the players who don’t have face scans is because they are refusing consent is so crazy lol 90% of the league has face scans, so it just happens to be that just prospects and new players are choosing not to? If a player like Trout chooses not to for years, that makes sense. This is a structural issue for The Show where they are failing and not choosing not to prioritize. Also, I get it’s not easy to get the equipment around the country but most of the players mentioned in the first post were at spring training at least this year and last, which is when everyone says they are scanning. Other games like FIFA have to travel across continents to get scans and they have way more players scanned. So even at the one time of year when they’re doing scanning, they’re not even taking advantage of the full opportunity. This issue has been getting worse the last few years. I don’t think it is unreasonable to hold them to their own standard and call out SDS for putting out a continually worse product in this regard. I hope people keep asking for face scans lol bad products should be criticized. It doesn’t matter if it’s not easy. This is their job lol
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Disney used face scans and old footage to digitally put Peter Cushing in Rogue One( Governor Tarkin) many years after his death.that was released in 2016, Disney is still facing multiple lawsuits over that 10 years later.
You think the players haven't heard about that? You think they aren't concerned about something similar happening to them? The actors guild strike that lasted for many months was dealing with this issue of face scans and AI recreations of the actors.
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Prospects and new players know exactly what their image is worth and have had NIL contracts for 5ish years now. Many may already have NIL contracts that preclude them from allowing it in other products. It’s a bit more complicated than just scanning them.
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I don’t understand why it bothers yall so much. Not all of us play DD and we don’t want to keep Starting our franchisees over bc they haven’t added them or figured out how to load the new scans to previous saved files . It’s 2026 and they’re missing A LOT of top prospects scans . There’s no excuse, esp not for guys who debuted last year like schlittler, drake Baldwin, Nolan mcclean , bubba chandler, Sal Stewart, Samuel bassallo . I don’t think there’s an excuse to be missing anyone in the top 10 prospect list like McGonigle , Max Clark, walker Jenkins, etc. I just think we deserve better and a little more effort with the rest of the game.
They used to add every player in the spring break out program… go look at MLB the show 22… bobby Witt jr , Gunnar Henderson, Corbin Carroll, colson Montgomery, Andrew painter, and A LOT more!
If it’s about the NIL would it even matter since they were already drafted or signed a deal with a MLB team? I honestly just think they’re lazy like the fact DD has Ethan Holliday scan apparently but he still hasn’t been added to the live rosters ….
Even their updates for roster upgrade and downgrades are terrible. Certain guys shouldn’t lose that much power just bc they’re in a slump . O’Neil Cruz doesn’t lose power or exit velo bc he hasn’t hit a home run in a week. Maybe penalize the contact a little or something….: just seems like a lazy way to do it. They neglect everything but DD and the rest of us just want some minor details and that’s too much to ask.
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@inLU5TweTRU5T_XBL yeah, I’m still really confused on why they defend this franchise. I prove everything they say wrong and they still use the same excuses…. It’s 2026. Use AI if you’re not gonna put any effort into using scans
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These XBox people really make me wish EA would make a game so this game could go back to PlayStation only. The quality slipped massively starting in 2021 and will definitely skyrocket once they have a reason to dump Microsoft and Nintendo.
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@PAinPA_PSN For the record, I have nothing against people wanting to protect their rights. I just don't think that is what is going on here. I don't know the details of the contract, but given the vast majority of the league has signed and it is probably pretty cookie-cutter, I find it extremely hard to believe that the lack of scans is because of rights concerns. If it was isolated cases, that would be one thing, but its a common thread of prospects and young players. SDS used to do a better job with this, which indicates to me that they have the capability, they are just not prioritizing it anymore
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@SavageSteve74_PSN I have no problem at all with players understanding their worth or protecting their rights and I'm sure it could be more complicated than it seems since idk the details of these contracts. However, given that most of the league is scanned or gets scanned eventually, I am very doubtful that the lack of scans is due to rights concerns unless specific players hold out for a while like Trout. The contract is likely pretty standard for everyone and doesn't require a lot of negotiation. In my opinion, they clearly just don't prioritize young players like they used to. Also, I believe NIL contracts don't apply to MiLB or MLB players since they are professional athletes now, not college athletes.
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@fubar2k7_PSN how are you on here mad at people complaining about the quality of face scans decreasing and then later just basically agree that the quality has slipped a ton while complaining about the people who said that originally lmao
