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Originally Posted by panda234
It was one of those seasons, by far the best I've had. It seemed I always had a third or more of my lineup with red flames beside their name. 
These are young pitchers, and if their and their ratings cooperate could be with me for 7-8 years. So whatever the record, it's a big decision. But i hear you-the need to always improve is a curse lol. |
Yes, admittedly I was mostly just teasing you. I had scanned this post earlier but hadn't noticed the record of your team until today. And I was floored.
I did have a 3-year period when I was first playing OOTP (which was just a few years ago) where I got the Rockies to a three season stretch of 116, 125, and 116 wins. And I thought that was crazy. Holy crap- 138!!!
(Granted, I found that playing with historical players it was a bit too easy to be a genius, even if you feel like you are trying to play it fair. I mean, I had guys like Chipper Jones, Miguel Tejada, Scott Rolen, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettitte, Josh Beckett, A.J. Burnett, etc. mostly in their prime. And before that Boomer Wells. And then a not in his prime Roger Clemens. Still, Roger Clemens! And briefly Mark McGwire setting the new single-season HR record at Coors Field.
Which is partly why I play fictional now. After winning 125 I didn't much see the point in continuing.)
But in all seriousness, I am not as confident as many others here about which way you should go. Tyner could be seen as a proven commodity, but at the big league level that is in the bullpen, not as a starter. I'm not convinced he succeeds as a starter with only 3 pitches. Granted, two are tremendous. But he's nearly 24 years old. Does that curve ball really develop to its full potential? I have my doubts. I love his stamina. At the very least you have a great, multi-inning, reliever.
But that 4-pitch mix of Gossin is impressive. Especially the elite fastball with an elite changeup. Stamina not great and is this current injury a portent of future fragility? No way to know (without cheating a bit, anyway) but it raises concerns for me. Okay, he'll struggle with control a bit (or a lot, too soon to tell.) This likely means an inconsistent career. But with plus stuff and elite movement, and with his extreme groundball tendencies, I don't think this is insurmountable. How's your infield defense? He'll get strikeouts and he'll get groundballs. And he'll walk guys. If you've got the players who can make the plays behind him I suspect his lack of control will be pretty well mitigated. (Of course, I also have no idea what the statistical environment is in your league. That would be a factor.) Your team won 138 games. I'm guessing you have some fine defenders.
Hmm. So what would I do? I'd probably take a chance and pull the trigger on the trade just to see what will happen. It's just a game.
Have a little fun. Of course, I'd probably hate myself afterwards when Gossin ends up being a walking injury report and Tyner develops into a HOF'er.