[waltwa]

I got caught by surprise. in my online leagues I have been informed by various commissioners that they are adding pitches to pitchers to make them starters.

what I found however is that those pitches being added did not always result in what I thought would be automatic- i.e a starter

unless a pitcher is listed only as - starter there is no assurance they will develop into sp's.

titles such as

borderline starter
starter

bullpen/emergency starter
starter

strictly bullpen
starter

do not mean that the pitcher will wind up as a starter. pitches are added but in many cases those pitches fail to reach potential.

my question is this

is there a way as a pitcher goes thru the developmental stages (minors) to help them develop at least 3 pitches to full potential. I am finding that it most cases altho the final stage is listed as starter these pitchers rarely reach the level of sp with 3 fully developed pitches

I do check stamina if I draft one of these guys but even hi stamina does not result in a true sp