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Old 08-25-2018, 05:50 PM   #1
Acuna Matata
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Join Date: Jul 2018
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How to get at bats for top prospects

Just wanted to ask for some ideas how to ensure my minor league prospects get enough at bats to help them develop.
Ive noticed that at times i may have, for example, four shortstops with good potential at one of the minor league levels and this causes an issue with getting them enough playing time to allow them to improve.
At the minute im solving this by utilising my depth chart and playing the secondary shortstop every three four or days. I could also use the second and third shortstop in the lineup and depth chart to face opposite handed pitching. This works to a point but can end up halving the number of at bats the players get each season so will affect the pace of their development.

Lastly i have also taken the option to create additional leagues at certain minor league levels to provide me with another team in my organisation to use to provide the at bats im looking for. The negative impact of this seems to be that by creating these additional leagues then the number of draft rounds set each year has increased to over seventy. Im guessing this is to ensure that the leagues dont run short of players over time. Unfortunately i am getting tired of having to scan my lowest level teams post draft to release all the automatically selected dross that has been drafted after i have completed my manual selections from the draft.

Any cleaner and more hassle free solutions would be most welcome
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