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Originally Posted by Talorin
There are other links, but frankly I have no idea why I am getting such resistance to something that should so obviously either be added or improved if the mechanic is already in the game.
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You seem unable to read what you are being told. RP that can make the transition to SP already have the stamina/pitch repertoire to do so.
I already posted that MLB teams often introduce future SP in a bullpen role to ease the transition. Three significant examples of this are Chris Sale (1st round) an SP 2 out of 3 years at college. Adam Wainwright (1st round) out of high school who was an SP for 6 seasons in the minor leagues. Aaron Sanchez (1st round) an SP for 5 seasons in the minors.
One more: David Wells (2nd round) High school, was a starter in the minors who was made into a reliever because he was coming to the very good Blue Jays team of the late 80's. He was a swingman for the 1990-1993 season. Career wise 74% of his games were as a starter.
Do you really need more detail?
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I'll give more
C J Wilson SP in minors
Derek Lowe SP in minors
Pedro Martinez SP in minors
John Smoltz; an SP everywhere except for 4 seasons in the latter part of his career