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Old 06-11-2019, 05:24 PM   #3
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I would think adaptability could play a factor in this too (in addition to intelligence and work ethic.)
I'm thinking that this could make for a good risk factor as you might try to influence a player's path in terms of development and depending perhaps how large the change is (in your example above, the difference between asking a pitcher to learn to throw a new pitch as opposed to just trying to get him to develop and use more a pitch already in his repertoire) this could backfire if he is resistant to change. (I would imagine that if you know he is low intelligence, work ethic, AND adaptability, you likely won't even try to alter his approach.)
I like the idea of being able to have more specific influence on player development particularly if there is a corresponding risk to every potential reward.
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