While Microsoft probably did not want to fix something that wasn't broken, they could have at least allowed users to double click players displayed on the league leader screen to bring up their stat card. The new feature allowing users to view 'scout's grades' is a welcome addition. Instead of having to double click on all the players to check their rating in the roster screen, a user can just choose to view grades. For some reason, the minor leaguers' stats are not shown. For those not familiar with the Microsoft Baseball series, the game uses a crosshair pitching system with pitchers having the option of throwing 1-4 pitches.
Batting requires a user to move a rectangle around that has a little plus sign as the sweet spot.
Users have the luxury of turning the pitching crosshair on or off. With it off, batting is a lot tougher and is that much more rewarding when a homer is hit. Defensive players did not charge grounders no matter how slow the ball was rolling. Also, I noticed how many liners were hit directly at the infielders. While on defense, I tried throwing the ball directly to home plate on a sacrifice fly attempt, but my shortstop cut the throw off.