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prodgers · 03-27-2012, 09:30 PM

Prime example... In my league I have a catcher who hit .525 with 5 homers in spring training also good defense and a fair arm. He 'earned' a slot as the backup for my regular catcher who hit over .300 the previous season but couldn't throw out a snail. So far it's July and they have traded games 1 for 1 both are hitting around .250 and neither has hit 7 homers yet. The newbie does have a 55+ CS% though. So the moral of the story is use spring training to get an idea of who might perform but don't fool yourself into thinking that the dream could be real.

As for the other part...Bench for a while and let some young guys in the order, they may surprise you. Keep in mind though the only way to get 'uncold' is to play them through it.

03-27-2012, 09:30 PM	#5
prodgers Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 233	Prime example... In my league I have a catcher who hit .525 with 5 homers in spring training also good defense and a fair arm. He 'earned' a slot as the backup for my regular catcher who hit over .300 the previous season but couldn't throw out a snail. So far it's July and they have traded games 1 for 1 both are hitting around .250 and neither has hit 7 homers yet. The newbie does have a 55+ CS% though. So the moral of the story is use spring training to get an idea of who might perform but don't fool yourself into thinking that the dream could be real. As for the other part...Bench for a while and let some young guys in the order, they may surprise you. Keep in mind though the only way to get 'uncold' is to play them through it. Last edited by prodgers; 03-27-2012 at 09:33 PM.