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#22538	08/17/2015 6:11:07 pm
Benchwarmer Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 445 Inactive	Up for discussion, this guy seems like a little bit of a puzzle. He's 14 pot, but only 35 SI after a season of terrible pitching at the rookie level. And he's 20 years old. I have the feeling he is not going to come even close to realizing his potential. I want to hold onto him for another season or two to see if he spikes, but I'm not holding out too much hope. I'm afraid I may just be taking up a roster spot and then throwing him to the trash heap in a couple seasons. We shall see.

#22548	08/17/2015 7:42:18 pm
Garnash1970 Joined: 08/07/2014 Posts: 199 Inactive	@Benchwarmer 14 pot pitchers don't come along very often. I would definitely keep him. I'd what I could to push him along, especially in spring training and cup games. I'd also try to sneak him in the big league roster for a week at a time each season. I picked up this guy a couple of seasons ago, he was dropped for the same reasons. He gained 17 points SI so far this season. You don't have a lot of pitching depth in the minors at all, so I would keep him for sure! I'm gonna bookmark him in case you don't! ~

#22549	08/17/2015 7:51:05 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I wouldn't worry about his minor league stats. He may not pan out, but I think it is too early to tell. Roster size is large enough to carry a few higher risk higher reward prospects. I like the advice of using him in spring training. Don't like the advice of playing him in the cup / bringing him up each season.

#22551	08/17/2015 7:54:37 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9601 Haverhill Halflings III.1	From what I've seen a lot of players develop really slow while they are young/rookie league. He'll probably pick up the pace. Plus pitchers can gain huge amounts of SI when you promote them to the bigs (once they are ready).

#22572	08/18/2015 7:45:02 am
Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive	The cup games thing is iffy... at least it doesn't hurt your team. I wouldn't play in league games at all this early unless it's after there are no more minors sims for the season. Spring training and September call-ups seem to me like the best way to get extra experience beyond what regular minors play offers. But yeah... definitely hold on and try to do what you can to promote growth and avoid moves that could stunt it. Updated Tuesday, August 18 2015 @ 7:45:52 am PDT

#22575	08/18/2015 8:31:14 am
the gizmo Joined: 02/07/2013 Posts: 574 Inactive	You drafted him 6 weeks ago and been thru 5 updates At this rate , he should be mid 90 SI when he is 26 Would certainly hold on to him Minor league stats can be very misleading With such high BA against and high WHIP The FIP is 2 points lower than his ERA Which will drop as defense improves as he does have a decent GB/FB ratio Giving up one homer per nine innings not bad and almost 1K/inning Bookmarked him too

#22585	08/18/2015 10:21:43 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9601 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Very true. A 5 SI raise for an incomplete season is actually very good.

#22587	08/18/2015 11:25:00 am
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Seca and the gizmo are spot on. First season usually is slow, and it was an incomplete one at that. Prime candidate for spring training work, but I would not promote him for cup or league games until 23 or 24. This guy is not on a bad pace at all considering he was only drafted 5 weeks ago. If you drop him I would pick him up as well. This is one of those guys who would make you regret dropping him if you did it... Updated Tuesday, August 18 2015 @ 11:25:16 am PDT