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Originally Posted by jpeters1734
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That's a really good question. When I acquire a player, I do like to keep them at the same level but I will still give them a solid assessment and place them where I think they should be, within reason. I probably would not place a guy in AA if he never played above rookie, because i do still want to look at stats. The 23-year-old prospect you referred to could probably be placed at A+ at the highest.
Regarding players that were playing in a higher level, I will look at their stats. If they were holding their own, I'd keep them there, If they were overmatched, I'll drop them down a level.
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Thanks.
How important do you think the manager and coaches are? One thing I tend to do initially with any new team I take over is to audit them at all levels. I usually end up firing a ton of them and replacing them with guys who are better with rookies and/or at teaching whatever they coach.
If you really scour the available personnel there tend to be a lot of gems, especially guys who were ex ML players. I sort by experience and look at a lot of the ones with 0 experience and try to hire the ones with the best ratings. Not sure how much impact it has compared to advancing the players properly.