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#13797	01/22/2015 11:55:54 am
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1314 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers III.4	This is not an easy decision but I would have to say....Jack Esposito. When I took over I decided he would be my first baseman and he has not disappointed. A 12 pot with all the right strengths. He can hit for average and power, steal a few bases, walk 100 times a season and field his position. I've batted leadoff and third but he's best hitting second.

#13813	01/22/2015 5:03:43 pm
nobodyjones Joined: 12/28/2011 Posts: 170 Seattle Rickey IV.1	http://brokenbat.org/player/99028

#13814	01/22/2015 5:06:19 pm
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 818 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	I have plenty of better players, but favorite? Blame Everquest, it has to be Shadow Knight

#13826	01/23/2015 3:50:32 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	nobodyjones- Your favourite player is my experiment? Oddly enough he's tied for my team leads with HR(3) and RBI(8) despite only hitting .150 so far in 11 games. My favourite players I would have to say is the pitching trio of Kelly, Arredondo, and Beck. I considered them my own versions Maddux, Smoltz, and Glavine and they were a huge part of me going from the bottom to the top.

#13827	01/23/2015 4:15:43 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	Eduardo Vargas was the toughest draft day cut I've made in Broken Bat. It was him or a pitcher who looks like he'll be a rock solid reliever.

#13863	01/23/2015 9:37:52 am
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 488 Battle Creek Sting IV.7	I'm confused by this experiment. The guy is having his growth stunted and can't hit at all. I get that he can play center field, but why would you put a guy like this in your lineup in I.1?

#13864	01/23/2015 10:01:30 am
slugfest2015 Joined: 12/21/2014 Posts: 168 Inactive	Hardcastle, If I were him I'd be really pissed off at DeSoto,this is a story of sad wasted potential one thing that probably happens everyday in real life, but he still has years left, so this message of gloom isn't really necessary. Also I don't think he'll qualify for rookie of the year if he played two games while with DeSoto. I don't know if that means first full season, or first certain number of games or first appearance.

#13869	01/23/2015 11:22:02 am
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	garf- Player development has changed quite a bit since the last time (2012ish) I needed to fast track any players or call them up really early if they're behind in SI. They used to be just fine if you did that. Not too long ago I came pretty close to telling a new player to call up some rookie and A guys not knowing that would wreck them which would have made me look like a dick. Quite a few guys pointed out my errors for me and so now I want to see it first hand as it happens. There's a few different reasons why I went with Vargas for this. First, he can handle right field (not center) and having a guy in my 9 hole who can't hit is nothing new, I've always preferred defense over offense. Second he's only 17 and about 40 points or so from capping SI so hopefully it won't take too long for him to hit the "room for improvement" message and stall. And third, when he does stall he'll hopefully still be young enough to benefit from being put back in the minors for a couple seasons so I can see if he can make up anything for it after the fact. So it may look like I'm just running a guy into the ground for no reason, but I'm hoping it's survivable, and he's a good candidate to try it with.

#13877	01/23/2015 3:06:04 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 488 Battle Creek Sting IV.7	Ok. Putting him in RF is worse. At least center is a semi important defensive position. I see that your current CFer is ridiculously good. But an experiment is an experiment. Good luck. Updated Friday, January 23 2015 @ 3:06:52 pm PST

#13893	01/23/2015 8:03:47 pm
dwindacatcher Joined: 04/03/2014 Posts: 633 Inactive	I suppose my team Canada starter is my favorite for now. Preacher Knight But I really want Sherman and Davis to get there as guys I actually drafted.