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Originally Posted by yankeefan1024
Thanks for the insight. I really appreciate it. A concern I had was him not having a third pitch at this point in time. That's something that will potentially develop even if promoted, versus letting him stay down? A high investment IFA with 5* and only 17, I would love for him to become a starter obviously and want to maximize his ability to curate that third pitch
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Well, unfortunately the chances of a pitcher developing a changeup with ratings like this is pretty close to nil. He is likely going to be a reliever but could be quite a good one eventually, and with his stamina he can give you valuable multi-inning outings. He is young so maybe he develops that changeup a bit closer to his potential rating but that is not common in OOTP. As far as a third pitch his best chance is to get a talent change randomness boost along the way, which could always happen and he has many years for this to occur before he hits the big leagues.
But my understanding has always been that he will get more development value playing in the minors than staying in the international complex so long as he isn't completely over-matched and therefore demoralized by playing at a level that is beyond his current ability. I think he'll be just fine in your low minors.