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Originally Posted by Sabermetric Baseball
This might already be built into the game engine, but if not I'd like to see usage directly influence the likelihood of developing a third pitch.
If a prospect spends an entire season in a minor league rotation, they're more likely to have their coaches pressuring them to develop and throw a third pitch (and perhaps less likely to see bumps in velocity).
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I agree. I can see how pitchers out of high school would probably only have 2 strong pitches and maybe 1 that they are trying to learn but have not mastered yet. But spending time in the minors should result in them learning a new pitch or at least perfecting that 3rd one. That is what the minors are for... teaching and developing, correct? The main things scouts look for in pitchers is arm strength and then pitch mechanics.