[Cole]

I'm wondering... in real baseball, you commonly see good prospects jump from AA straight to the MLB and at some time stick around in the big leagues, without ever playing in AAA ....

Many teams keep their best prospects in AA and don't ever put them in AAA... I'm just wondering, does this tend to work, or backfire, in OOTP? If I have a prospect in AA who is putting up good numbers and has good looking ratings, will it stunt his development and future career to jump him straight from AA to MLB and hope it sticks? Should a top prospect spend some time in AAA first?

Secondly, I'm wondering if there is any sort of comprehensive guide to guiding your prospects through the minor leagues in the best fashion in terms of development. I always feel that I ruin prospects at times by either rushing them too much (despite good ratings/minor league numbers) and on the flip side maybe doing things too slowly..

I'm not sure what strategies people employ .... specific rules of thumb, things to watch for, how much attention to pay to the red and green arrows? (Sometimes they seem to have odd decisions, wanting you to promote someone who isn't even putting up good numbers, etc).

Anyway, just looking for any and all tips. Thanks!