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Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date	Function

#10969	10/20/2014 3:08:00 pm
LimelightPete Joined: 08/25/2014 Posts: 17 Inactive	Do players gain experience by just being on the spring training roster, or only when they play? I set all my pitchers up with low pitch counts to get more of them in the games. Is this the correct way to go about it? Would a pitcher get more experience for playing in the game longer?

#10973	10/20/2014 4:02:00 pm
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's by at bats and fielding opportunities for position players and batters faced for pitchers.

#10985	10/21/2014 8:58:55 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5198 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	There is some experience for playing in the game. I did what you are suggesting last season - used a ton of guys with low pitch counts. This season I decided to consolidate the experience a little more - using fewer guys with higher pitch counts. Little correction to what Haselrig said: I think pitchers actually have to record outs to get experience. Batters just have to come to the plate. You've got some pitchers in your spring training setup that aren't going to benefit from experience (the 30+ guys that already have 3+ years experience). Spring training is a great time to give your AAA and AA a bit of experience so they are a little less terrible when they break in. I'd try to get Levine, Bennett & Townsend some innings if I was you.

#11007	10/21/2014 7:57:32 pm
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 816 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	One more minor correction, pretty sure it's inning played in the field not the actual fielding chances.