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Originally Posted by Knuckster
Yeah, but how much Spring Training action is needed to "knock off' the off-season rust? And if a player does not get that amount of Spring Training action, does the rust stay on all season long?
The manual's word that players should "get at least some" playing time in ST is absolutely no help whatsoever.
Does that mean 10 at bats, 20, 30, 50 IP?
5 IP? 10, 20 IP?
Or is it a function of games appeared in ST?
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If you have aplayer in the starting lineup and you sim the entire ST he sees roughly 20 AB's 10IP (non SP)
If he is the 3rd player listed or not listed or is the mopup guy he usually gets under 5 AB's or less than 5IP.
For these players, I know they wont be on my OD Roster, so their rust will come off in the minors.
Even when i sim ST i try to only sim 5 days at a time so i can check for misc injuries and to move players who are surprising me into a platoon/rotation.
And who's to say that the rust isn't still there after 400+ AB's (Adam Dunn)