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#13152	01/04/2015 11:57:38 am		Ignore
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 488 Battle Creek Sting IV.7	I have a guy that was called up way too early that I picked up off of waivers: http://brokenbat.org/player/76128/L. He's made OK gains since I picked him up, but his recommended level is still A ball at 24. Shame that he is basically a ruined player looking at the research that has gone on here. At least he can be a decent backup OFer for me at some point.
#13154	01/04/2015 2:26:36 pm		Ignore
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 883 Kodiak Mules III.3	If he spends a couple seasons in the minors, I guess he could add about 3 points each skill, to make him a useful, if not good, player
#13440	01/12/2015 8:06:12 pm		Ignore
jetsrock48 Joined: 11/25/2013 Posts: 150 Davenport Cobras IV.3	Should this guy be promoted to the big league roster? http://brokenbat.org/player/89426 For a 23 year old, his skills are horrible. He will probably never reach his potential if I leave him in the minors until he is 25. My question is if it is worth it to promote him but NOT put him in my starting rotation. Instead, I would put him as my RHP. I have put my underdeveloped rookie pitchers as RHP the past 2 seasons, and that position has yielded ~90 innings for the season. Is this enough for this pitcher to get the necessary amount of exp he needs to eventually reach his potential?
#13441	01/12/2015 11:53:47 pm		Ignore
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey IV.1	This guy is more underdeveloped than your previous 2, correct? With a single A recommendation he will probably end up with 80 SI and brick if you call him up.
#13443	01/13/2015 4:48:01 am		Ignore
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	My guess is, he will never reach his potential, period. 80, maybe, being optimistic...
#13453	01/13/2015 10:07:02 am		Ignore
jetsrock48 Joined: 11/25/2013 Posts: 150 Davenport Cobras IV.3	But for him to reach 80...do I need to call him up now and play him as RHP or is that position not going to give him enough exp to make a real difference?
#13456	01/13/2015 12:15:07 pm		Ignore
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey IV.1	Updated Tuesday, January 13 2015 @ 12:40:36 pm PST
#13458	01/13/2015 1:01:53 pm		Ignore
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 488 Battle Creek Sting IV.7	I'd either drop him or leave him in the minors and pray for a miracle season. If you need the roster spot, he'd be the first to go. I have two 23 year old pitchers with 13 potential who currently only have 53 SI. I was thinking of releasing them, but I'm not familiar enough with player progression yet to know what to do with them either.
#13461	01/13/2015 6:19:39 pm		Ignore
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I can't give definitive numbers, but I can say this much, the most SI I've seen gained by a reliever on my team from major league experience in the critical first year was about 15-20. A starting pitcher who averages 5-6 innings I've seen get 20-25. I've seen relievers gain far less than that too. Take it for what you will... I agree with garfscores and all the others on if you are keeping him, to keep him in the minors at least one more season btw. Updated Tuesday, January 13 2015 @ 6:21:48 pm PST
#13462	01/13/2015 6:26:23 pm		Ignore
Dcmrulz Joined: 02/14/2013 Posts: 588 Inactive	From my experiences with pitching development, it's the age 24-26 seasons that seem to be the biggest boost in development. Innings count a lot for how far you get, but at that level, I would give it a few weeks into the season to see if he can gain about 2-3 stats a week. If he cannot after say 4 weeks, let him go because it probably won't grow by enough to be of any serious use.

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