OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

rasnell · 04-12-2007, 07:15 PM

I would like to see spring training and the minors really mean something toward the development of pitchers. For example, if you want to turn an astounding closer into a starter, he would require more than 200 innings of work as a starter in the minors to significantly develop endurance. That might take two seasons and that would be your juggling act as a manager, to hold him back to allow for that kind of development.

I'd like to see the same in developing players into new fielding positions, again with a high standard of more than 100 games in the position before it shows up as a development.

04-12-2007, 07:15 PM	#3
rasnell Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky Posts: 3,746	I would like to see spring training and the minors really mean something toward the development of pitchers. For example, if you want to turn an astounding closer into a starter, he would require more than 200 innings of work as a starter in the minors to significantly develop endurance. That might take two seasons and that would be your juggling act as a manager, to hold him back to allow for that kind of development. I'd like to see the same in developing players into new fielding positions, again with a high standard of more than 100 games in the position before it shows up as a development. __________________ Charlie Root won more games for the Cubs than any pitcher (201), yet was remembered for one pitch to Babe Ruth. Find out more about the 1929 World Series in my book, "Root for the Cubs: Charlie Root and the 1929 Chicago Cubs." See the web site at www.rootforthecubs.com. The book is at http://www.amazon.com/Root-Cubs-Char...t+for+the+cubs. Beta tester, OOTP 2007-2023 and iOOTP 2011-2014.