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Old 04-06-2011, 07:06 PM   #5
Curtis
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Originally Posted by Dan Kalvoski View Post
I would like to see the game develop young players, not adjust a bunch of numbers in a database: So when I designate Pitcher A as a starter-in-training, he works on stamina and picks up at least a second pitch (change up anybody? Can anybody name an MLB starter without a second pitch, even if it's a crappy change up? Mo Rivera is famous for throwing one pitch as a reliever. I suspect a one-pitch starter would attract attention.)
The idea of the pitch system in the game now is that when a pitcher has only one or two pitches he won't be designated as a starter in training. That's the game telling you that that pitcher should be a reliever by the time he gets to the majors (though he might be good enough to start in the low minors with one pitch, or the high minors with two).
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