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sebastian0622 · 06-21-2005, 04:33 PM

My favorite player is Richard Landaverde, who is still playing (30 years old) in my solo league.

I drafted him in the 2nd round, 58th overall as a reliever, knowing that I could use him as a starter in the pinch (with 52 endurance). He was a pretty decent looking 18 year old prospect but nothing to write home about.

His first year in the system saw him pitch 5 innings in A ball, 76 in AA ball, and 40 innings in AAA ball. He did well at the first two levels, but struggled in AAA. He had a great offseason, though, and came back by pitching 133 strong innings in AAA, getting two or three waves of talent bumps, and seeing his ratings jump way up. He got called up to the bigs and went 4-1 in 9 starts with an ERA of 3.04. He never looked back.

I've dedicated two spring trainings to his endurance, and it's up to 60. His pitching ratings are all in the 90's. It looks like he'll never reach his potentials, which ended up getting bumped up into the 110's and 120's. But he's as good as they get. 174-52 for his career with a WHIP of 1.02. It's especially rewarding that he's home grown, and that he's gotten to where he is today by 3-4 talent increases after starting out as just another reliever prospect. He even has 10 career shutouts.

06-21-2005, 04:33 PM	#7
sebastian0622 Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,465	My favorite player is Richard Landaverde, who is still playing (30 years old) in my solo league. I drafted him in the 2nd round, 58th overall as a reliever, knowing that I could use him as a starter in the pinch (with 52 endurance). He was a pretty decent looking 18 year old prospect but nothing to write home about. His first year in the system saw him pitch 5 innings in A ball, 76 in AA ball, and 40 innings in AAA ball. He did well at the first two levels, but struggled in AAA. He had a great offseason, though, and came back by pitching 133 strong innings in AAA, getting two or three waves of talent bumps, and seeing his ratings jump way up. He got called up to the bigs and went 4-1 in 9 starts with an ERA of 3.04. He never looked back. I've dedicated two spring trainings to his endurance, and it's up to 60. His pitching ratings are all in the 90's. It looks like he'll never reach his potentials, which ended up getting bumped up into the 110's and 120's. But he's as good as they get. 174-52 for his career with a WHIP of 1.02. It's especially rewarding that he's home grown, and that he's gotten to where he is today by 3-4 talent increases after starting out as just another reliever prospect. He even has 10 career shutouts.