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tejdog1 · 01-21-2014, 07:36 AM

I always, ALWAYS make sure my prospects get time in AAA. Now a few times due to injury and whatnot it's been like 2 games, which doesn't count (in my mind). But it serves two purposes for me.

1. Another level with more advanced pitching to face
2. Buys time for Super Two, which is best to try and avoid if possible.

But as for your concerns, I don't think it matters, because if you look around your league, you'll see the AI does absolutely braindead things and it turns out "ok". Case in point:

As for me, I look at a combination of ratings and stats. I typically like 40 contact/40 eye before promoting to high A, then 45/50 contact/eye before promoting to AA. This is for legit prospects now, not minor league filler. Also age, and the other batting ratings. Avoid Ks is a big one, too. They all are, lol.

I've promoted prospects way too fast sometimes and had them fizzle out, and... just like IRL, you wonder if you would've done it different, would they have not fizzled out? That, to me, is the beauty of baseball. In OOTP, though, you COULD test it. Make a backup league, then aggresively promote a prospect in one, and don't in the other.

01-21-2014, 07:36 AM	#3
tejdog1 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 1,654	I always, ALWAYS make sure my prospects get time in AAA. Now a few times due to injury and whatnot it's been like 2 games, which doesn't count (in my mind). But it serves two purposes for me. 1. Another level with more advanced pitching to face 2. Buys time for Super Two, which is best to try and avoid if possible. But as for your concerns, I don't think it matters, because if you look around your league, you'll see the AI does absolutely braindead things and it turns out "ok". Case in point: As for me, I look at a combination of ratings and stats. I typically like 40 contact/40 eye before promoting to high A, then 45/50 contact/eye before promoting to AA. This is for legit prospects now, not minor league filler. Also age, and the other batting ratings. Avoid Ks is a big one, too. They all are, lol. I've promoted prospects way too fast sometimes and had them fizzle out, and... just like IRL, you wonder if you would've done it different, would they have not fizzled out? That, to me, is the beauty of baseball. In OOTP, though, you COULD test it. Make a backup league, then aggresively promote a prospect in one, and don't in the other. __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" Everyone knows it's spelled "TRAID", not trade Last edited by tejdog1; 01-21-2014 at 07:40 AM.