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Originally Posted by Neags23
I would want it another way for guys who are drafted 3 weeks ago, yeah. A guy drafted earlier in the month who goes 3 for 18 in the minors shouldn't be called up. An established major leaguer going 3 for 18 should not be demoted. I think there's a clear difference there.
I'm trying to picture how this would go down in real life. Maybe a kid gets drafted out of colleges, and the scouts tell the GM, "Hey, this kid is legit, he could probably start for the major league squad right away." And the GM says, "Alright, well let's throw him in the minors just to make sure." Later that week, the GM says, "He's 3 for 20, I think you guys are right, let's call him up!"...? I guess if we had hard hit ball rate or xwOBA or something, the GM could say, "3 for 20 is pretty meaningless, his xwOBA is .500, get him up here!" Otherwise, I can't do the mental gymnastics to make this a realistic scenario.
Personally, I think it's a false equivalency to compare this to a major leaguer opening the season 0 for 4, or any regular hitter going 3 for 20. Context matters ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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You can't compare your situation to real life for a couple reasons. First being that your set up is different. You have only three levels of minor leagues, which means less roster spots and less likelihood of teams signing veteran minor leaguers or guys who have some MLB experience, but not a lot, who would fill in at the MLB level in a pinch. As a result, Stump was the best option at shortstop and got fast-tracked. In a minor league system with more teams, a prospect of his type is less likely to be "rushed" to the big leagues, even when injuries to guys ahead of him occur.
Second, with a smaller amount of minor leagues, you probably have a much smaller amount of free agents, particularly free agents of the quality that they would be capable of filling in at the big league level when an injury occurs.
You're right that this situation doesn't make realistic sense, but you're not dealing with a realistic game environment. And as good as OOTP is, it doesn't mirror everything 100 percent realistically. Combine those two things and it's easy to see how this scenario would happen.