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#95149	12/23/2024 4:19:15 am	Jun 8th, 2067
Fireballer34 Joined: 05/31/2023 Posts: 115 Hollywood Velociraptors IV.3	First of all, which players are you looking to promote? You have a lot of players on your roster that definitely warrant being released depending on who you are promoting. You have a lot of above average potential players on your team, and often these players aren’t very good. Maybe keep 1 or 2, but that many aren’t needed, especially the ones who’s SI isn’t making it into the 100s. Palacio, Hanson, and Pennington are probably all cuts, and you could argue Whitney and Zamora if you have someone better. On the pitching side, Rankin isn’t developing, and with an already meh scouting report he could be cut. Beach also has terrible control, but you should give him some time to see I he does decent. Some pitchers still can succeed with bad control. As for your AAA, not many of your players actually warrant being called up in my opinion. Clancy could definitely come up, and Noe might need another few weeks, Hurtado needs another year, I don’t love Butler but he could come up. All the others? You might want to think if they actually belong on your major league team.

#95158	12/25/2024 6:53:36 am	Jun 15th, 2067
spellman1989 Joined: 01/12/2019 Posts: 14 Inactive	Before I've seen some of those above average players go 100+ SI when I give them a starting role. Should I cut older players and let the young ones play or I'm trying to get a better understanding why I would cut younger players with potential to get better with playing time?

#95159	12/25/2024 10:27:51 am	Jun 15th, 2067
Fireballer34 Joined: 05/31/2023 Posts: 115 Hollywood Velociraptors IV.3	SI isn’t everything, it’s where that SI is, and most above average players have virtually no BC or PD, which usually makes them pretty bad. Most of them also don’t have a position they play well. It really depends on your goal who you play though. If you’d like to win now and progress a level or two, play the vets. If you want to win farther into the future and are okay with mediocrity now, play the rookies. But if you want to clear space on the roster, I’d recommend cutting some of the above average potential players.

#95162	12/26/2024 3:08:23 pm	Jun 22nd, 2067
Divac Joined: 06/14/2020 Posts: 139 Florence Violets V.15	I think to call "above average potential" players trash in general is misleading. Players with this comment almost never improve on potential and they ate prone to drop. Also, not 100%, but when you take "above average" player you buy 12 pot at best. That means lower cap and that means worse player based on SI but that doesn't mean bad player. About your team, you have some undeveloped players that I usually cut if I have someone similar in the minors. Like Jamie Whitney. Next round of the cuts should be dudes without ability to hit because you need to hit to score. Guys like José Palacio will never be useful. But under this category fall also players like Timmy Rainey and others who are for the whole carrier on .600 and bellow. Last category is underperforming vets in decline but you don't have any vets. But you said you have some players to promote... but you haven't many of those who could be useful. Lloyd Dunham, Bobby Strange and Wally McGarth are straight bad. Dick Trammell will not be useful probably because he looks like OF but has ony 11 pot. Glen Clancy is undeveloped heavily for 26. Only guy I can see is Bob Noe. If he miraculously jumps to 13 pot, he can be 3B. Additional tip, you don't have any pitchers out there... you should try to get some because that will cost you.

#95163	12/26/2024 3:35:11 pm	Jun 22nd, 2067
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9812 Haverhill Halflings Legends	I would call them "very borderline". I rarely have "above average" guys make it through my system, but occasionally a role player makes it through. Just like POT isn't everything, it really depends depends on where the SI lands. On the flip side I've seen plenty of "very good potential" guys flame out. But position players need to Hit, and SS require too many skills to only be above average...

#95165	12/27/2024 10:21:19 am	Jun 25th, 2067
spellman1989 Joined: 01/12/2019 Posts: 14 Inactive	Oh ok so I've been looking at it wrong I thought high SI was the key. I need to look at where the SI is mainly in the hitting department. What do I look for in pitchers though?

#95166	12/27/2024 10:27:09 am	Jun 25th, 2067
spellman1989 Joined: 01/12/2019 Posts: 14 Inactive	Also do yall wait until it says players have learned all they can at that level before moving them to the next level>

#95167	12/27/2024 10:47:05 am	Jun 25th, 2067
Divac Joined: 06/14/2020 Posts: 139 Florence Violets V.15	Others can have better answers because I suck in this game lately but let me give you what I do. For pitchers SI is king. At least for starters. Defensive skills are useless. And in the ends it's all about performance. Sometimes the same pitchers have different performances and you need to live with it. I try to check WHIP as the main indicator. About AI suggestions, I follow them until move to majors. On that I check if player stop to improve and I promote them after.

#95168	12/27/2024 11:04:31 am	Jun 25th, 2067
atomic Joined: 12/05/2012 Posts: 90 Sunnyvale Rebels III.3	It's actually summed up pretty well in the game manual/rules section: https://brokenbat.org/rules#strategy - Setting Up Your Defense - Setting Up Your Rotation - Setting Up Your Bullpen - Starter versus Reliever Examples: This was an elite starter: https://brokenbat.org/player/285713 This is a very nice reliever: https://brokenbat.org/player/315385 Low WHIP is a dream. Actualy mandatory for all pitchers should be a low HR/9IP ratio. You have to calculate it by yourself. You have a good man if it's lower than 1. However, this is pretty hard to accomplish for all your pitchers. Updated Friday, December 27 2024 @ 11:43:06 am PST

#95169	12/27/2024 11:15:45 am	Jun 25th, 2067
atomic Joined: 12/05/2012 Posts: 90 Sunnyvale Rebels III.3	AI recommendations are just recommendations. I also follow them mostly. But I only move my minors up at the start of a season or during the allstar week. Here's an example for a player who never received his recommendation for Majors. I was reluctant to move him up because of that for a couple of seasons, but because I knew the window was closing (age of 26 yrs) and he was posting very good numbers at AAA, I moved him up nevertheless. AI still said he was overmatched at the major level, but he did well (>0,8 OPS) and even scored the rookie of the year award! Here's the example: https://brokenbat.org/player/295115 Updated Friday, December 27 2024 @ 11:36:58 am PST