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There has been much discussion in the past about when is the right time to promote to Rookie League from INTL. The general approach from my observation is 16,17 is usually too young. Give TCR and scouting some extra time to figure things out as stated above. I usually look at current ratings compared with who they are going to be competing with a spot on the Rookie roster. If their ratings are comparable at 18+ yo I will give them a shot. That is unless at 17 their ratings are so good I just have to give them a shot. I never promote 16yo. Keep in mind that service time clock (if rule 5 is enabled) starts as soon as you promote from the INTL complex. Promoting a 16yo to Rookie League basically means you are hoping that he is 40 man worthy by the time he is 20. That does not happen too often. If you are running a typical organization those spots on the 40 man roster are valuable and saving one for someone that is 2-4 years away from the bigs will probably cost you.
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