Yeah, Cowboys, . . . talent only means nobody in this league can see the ratings of any of their players, only their talents. Every player in this league "appears" to have a zero rating everywhere. You have to rely more on stats and instinct . . . pretty tricky, but a hell of a lot of fun. But you do have a point, regardless.
Granted, a sub 3.00 ERA may not be "dominating" but it's not like I've got a developed Pedro Martinez after 3 years in the bigs being returned to A Ball. If you're posting sub 3 numbers straight out of the draft at A and AA, you're handling yourself pretty well I think.
An ERA below 3.00 from the get go is pretty good, especially with the strike outs this guy posted . . . a 4:1 k's to walks ratio every year (apart from the '52 year) isn't too shabby IMO.
Thanks for the general input peoples, it re-affirmed my belief that I should ignore the "scouts" and leave him at AA for the time being. I don't see much reason to listen to the scouts and demote him, but that '52 season was rough.
Blackriver, Lucea, thanks for the tips gents . . . maybe you'd be interested in Ronald Powe?
PS - Twins - I'd never actually noticed his hitting talents, thanks for the heads up on that! (JL does not use the DH).