aging pitcher

OilCanBoyd · 08-19-2002, 07:33 AM

the situation:

D Wells SP (38) is in his last year (he told me so).

he looses talent very fast and in midseason a normal starter (ratings about 6) he is a very bad pitcher with ratings about 3.

i would like to know if therr is a way to avoid some of the damage.

better to have him at the bottom of the rotation or at the top?

does he loose his ratings by time or innings pitched (so he could be my spotstarter)?

any other ideas (back to the minors some weeks?) ?

any experiences with the retiring players?

thanx

Steve Kuffrey · 08-19-2002, 07:57 AM

I had it happen but I think that even this part of the process is random as my SP stayed effective "for the most part" in finsihing out the season.

Mrexbaseball · 08-19-2002, 11:28 AM

that happened to me too...it just happens

Dwolfson20 · 08-19-2002, 05:01 PM

Yeah, this is a natural decline. The best thing you can do, if he starts being ineffective, is just dump him in the minors and wait for him to retire. This happens to all players at some point.

08-19-2002, 07:33 AM	#1
OilCanBoyd Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Darmstadt, Germany Posts: 37	aging pitcher the situation: D Wells SP (38) is in his last year (he told me so). he looses talent very fast and in midseason a normal starter (ratings about 6) he is a very bad pitcher with ratings about 3. i would like to know if therr is a way to avoid some of the damage. better to have him at the bottom of the rotation or at the top? does he loose his ratings by time or innings pitched (so he could be my spotstarter)? any other ideas (back to the minors some weeks?) ? any experiences with the retiring players? thanx __________________ GM PittsburghPirates (German Baseball League)

08-19-2002, 07:57 AM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,035	I had it happen but I think that even this part of the process is random as my SP stayed effective "for the most part" in finsihing out the season. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

08-19-2002, 05:01 PM	#4
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	Yeah, this is a natural decline. The best thing you can do, if he starts being ineffective, is just dump him in the minors and wait for him to retire. This happens to all players at some point. __________________

08-19-2002, 11:28 AM	#3
Mrexbaseball Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 471 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	that happened to me too...it just happens