Broken Bat - Discussion Forum: Training

Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date

#84193	09/10/2021 4:54:49 am	Oct 10th, 2051
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1505 Irvine Infernos III.3	Sigh. My 23 year old SS has now lost 1 from arm and range since birth. Third update this year Waters has gained 3+ attribs in one update, for a total of 12 SI this year. He may not be ready for the majors yet at 21, but he'll be ready sometime!

#84195	09/10/2021 6:02:48 am	Oct 10th, 2051
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5198 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	Not to make things worse for Rodriguez, but some guys start dropping range ~28-29. He's starting to look like a pylon. I think it's important to have defensive thresholds to target, but at key positions you want to overshoot. 15 range is about the lowest I can tolerate at SS. Means I don't really want prospects with less than 17 given potential refinements and early degradation.

#84196	09/10/2021 6:13:37 am	Oct 10th, 2051
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1505 Irvine Infernos III.3	Waters interestingly gained one on arm this season, which I thought would happen when he was closer to max SI. Well I have to tolerate who I have to tolerate. SS situation is no good at all. I could handle having "Roy Smalley" if he raked at the plate, but Rodriguez does not. Updated Friday, September 10 2021 @ 6:13:52 am PDT

#84199	09/10/2021 6:39:05 am	Oct 10th, 2051
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Change in Arm or Range are due to ratings becoming "less fuzzy". Meaning the player's abilities didn't change, just your view of the player's abilities. It can happen at any time, but usually it happens earlier in their career rather than later.

#84217	09/11/2021 5:40:30 am	Oct 14th, 2051
nemesis Joined: 07/06/2016 Posts: 135 Brooklyn Dodgers III.3	@eel - I know the feeling. I drafted stud SS prospect De Lucia way back in 2034, a third round steal with that report. I didn't know how that profile was going to fit into a 14 POT, but soon enough he dropped a point of Range (15->14)and Arm (17->16), which suddenly made him less of an enticing SS prospect, even though the glove and bat were plenty good enough. So, despite a very good 2040 season I started moving him off SS in 2041 because I thought Kirby would help my defence more. Kirby however turned out to be no great shake with the bat, and his all-around game was more of a hindrance than a help. Then it was Casey's turn, at least against RHP, so De Lucia only played SS against LHP, until I moved him to the OF. Casey was good enough, but what has struck me since is... ...why the heck didn't I play De Lucia full-time at another position? From 2042-44 he played the equivalent of slightly over one full season of games. Other than 2043's small sample size (a criminal error on my part) he has absolutely raked at all levels. His career numbers would have been up there for our team alongside Galactus. Live and learn... Updated Saturday, September 11 2021 @ 5:43:18 am PDT

#84220	09/11/2021 7:40:58 am	Oct 14th, 2051
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1505 Irvine Infernos III.3	Well the problem is starvation lol. Lopez, IF he had been trained at SS a lot earlier in his career might have been an OK backup. But he's 30, has a 1.4 position rating, and has committed 14 errors as well as not offering much offense. So I have Rodriguez and nobody, and Rodriguez I have been training at 2B but cant really use him there. I have Zavala in the minors, but he is not exactly tearing it up with the bat and wouldnt have been dropped by Concord if he was that good, right? xD I go back and forth on whether to drop Lopez or not. I feel like I might win 60-70 games next year, so maybe it doesnt even matter. Zavala might well be ready to play by the time I am more competitive. Its like being poked in the eye with sharp knives that I dont feel like I can draft a Pitcher in the high rounds in the upcoming draft. I need some middle infield reinforcements, even 3+ seasons away from the majors.