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RD17 · 07-06-2004, 10:49 AM

I'm playing a 30 team solo league with 6.03, 5 round ammy draft, default player modifiers, coaches/scouts off.

In the six seasons I played over the weekend, I failed to have a single minor league position player that started in A ball reach AAA. I tried promoting guys with good numbers to the next level only to have them fail miserably and get sent back. This is with a mixture of college and high school players. I've been drafting late because of successful teams, but still I would expect at least a couple of players to be on a more accelerated path to the big leagues.

The other thing I'm noticing is that there are several players throughout the league that seem to mature very, very late. I have been making a living off of the waiver wire taking former high draft picks that are 27-29 years old that have never reached their potential. I platoon them or bat them low in the order for a year as their ratings begin to meet their potential and they then develop into all-stars. It seems to me their are alot of players out there that don't become effective major leaguers until they're in their 30's. I also counted 26 players age 40 or older in my league right now, which seems very high.

The reason I'm posting this is to see if others are experiencing the same thing or if people think what I'm seeing is closer to "normal" and I should just let things play out. I don't want to start messing with the modifiers unless I have to.

07-06-2004, 10:49 AM	#1
RD17 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 53	Slow player development I'm playing a 30 team solo league with 6.03, 5 round ammy draft, default player modifiers, coaches/scouts off. In the six seasons I played over the weekend, I failed to have a single minor league position player that started in A ball reach AAA. I tried promoting guys with good numbers to the next level only to have them fail miserably and get sent back. This is with a mixture of college and high school players. I've been drafting late because of successful teams, but still I would expect at least a couple of players to be on a more accelerated path to the big leagues. The other thing I'm noticing is that there are several players throughout the league that seem to mature very, very late. I have been making a living off of the waiver wire taking former high draft picks that are 27-29 years old that have never reached their potential. I platoon them or bat them low in the order for a year as their ratings begin to meet their potential and they then develop into all-stars. It seems to me their are alot of players out there that don't become effective major leaguers until they're in their 30's. I also counted 26 players age 40 or older in my league right now, which seems very high. The reason I'm posting this is to see if others are experiencing the same thing or if people think what I'm seeing is closer to "normal" and I should just let things play out. I don't want to start messing with the modifiers unless I have to.