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Originally Posted by beorn
I could be way out of date, but last I knew, spring training in OOTP accomplished only two things (other than injuring players):
1) removing rust, which requires just a few games played, and
2) providing fielding experience at a position where the player is not yet all that experienced
To that end, I have always limited the playing time of important players. In an online league, I bench them for 5 games if it is going to be a 7 game sim. I tend to play young players who are still improving at their positions, and otherwise fill in with low value minor leaguers. (Again, I may be out of date, I have not watched a spring training game in a very long time, but last I knew, that is just about the same strategy employed by real life teams. Important veterans did not rack up a lot of innings in ST.)
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This is pretty much what I do as well; except I go even further. I bench ALL of my starters, especially pitchers, for 3 weeks and play all my backups/minor league call-ups. The last week or two of spring training is when I start playing my starters. This approach has worked well for me, at least regarding injuries as I've never had a major injury to a starting player.