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rink23 · 10-08-2020, 11:23 PM

My St. Louis River Walkers are in the offseason between 2029 and 2030 and need to make some position player upgrades.
I have two highly rated pitching prospects (Ron {Peterson and Kurt Halter) at Memphis -- they stuff and control are good to outstanding, but their movement ratings are very low. Peterson is a 35 and Halter a 30.
Ratings scale is 20 to 80.
Peterson is projected as a top-line starter while Halter seems better suited as a closer.
They are both fairly young, Halter will turn 24 in the offseason and Peterson just turned 24, but both are about the age they should be establishing themselves in the majors.
Will one more year in the minors allow them to improve their movement, or are they are what they are. Good pitchers but home-run machines.
Peterson pitched 21 innings in the majors in 2029, and allowed six homers (2.6 HR/9).
Halter pitched 5.2 in the bigs and allowed five homers (2.82 HR/9).
Should they be used as trade chips, as I already have an established rotation for 2030, and other good better/balanced pitching propects.

10-08-2020, 11:23 PM	#1
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 24,277	Pitching prospects with movement issues -- will they improve? My St. Louis River Walkers are in the offseason between 2029 and 2030 and need to make some position player upgrades. I have two highly rated pitching prospects (Ron {Peterson and Kurt Halter) at Memphis -- they stuff and control are good to outstanding, but their movement ratings are very low. Peterson is a 35 and Halter a 30. Ratings scale is 20 to 80. Peterson is projected as a top-line starter while Halter seems better suited as a closer. They are both fairly young, Halter will turn 24 in the offseason and Peterson just turned 24, but both are about the age they should be establishing themselves in the majors. Will one more year in the minors allow them to improve their movement, or are they are what they are. Good pitchers but home-run machines. Peterson pitched 21 innings in the majors in 2029, and allowed six homers (2.6 HR/9). Halter pitched 5.2 in the bigs and allowed five homers (2.82 HR/9). Should they be used as trade chips, as I already have an established rotation for 2030, and other good better/balanced pitching propects. Attached Images Last edited by rink23; 10-08-2020 at 11:24 PM.