Promoting prospects through the minors question

Swan · 11-22-2007, 09:51 PM

I am in a league that does not have actual ratings, only potential ratings... this league relies heavily on stats to evaluate players.

My question is, how does one evaluate when a player in single A is ready for AA, and so on? Is stats the accurate measure? Is it age? Is it something else entirely, or a combination of a lot of things (which is what I am guessing). I am looking forward to seeing the responses, as I am rebuilding a pathetic team. Thanks!

mrbill · 11-22-2007, 11:35 PM

Well, decisions are based of information, if all you've got are stats, that's what you've got

I've never played a stats-only league, but I would use strike out % for hitters and K-BB for pitchers as the primary stat for promotion. Other stuff is important, but, strikeouts are a good indicator of success at other levels.

I'm picking this based off the fact that the game seems to suggest promotions based on stuff/control and avoiding Ks, at least in my ratings-on leagues.

RonCo · 11-23-2007, 09:03 AM

In order to get the best idea of what a set of stats mean, it will be important to spend some time classifying the league. A .220 batting average in a league that's hitting .230 as a whole indicates something different from that same .220 average in a league hitting .272.

As a rule, I think most leagues minor league stats are out of alignment with what we would expect due to a limited amount of adjusting league totals. This doesn't mean that stats can't be used well, only that we need to recalibrate our ideas of what "good" stats are.

11-22-2007, 09:51 PM	#1
Swan Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 315	Promoting prospects through the minors question I am in a league that does not have actual ratings, only potential ratings... this league relies heavily on stats to evaluate players. My question is, how does one evaluate when a player in single A is ready for AA, and so on? Is stats the accurate measure? Is it age? Is it something else entirely, or a combination of a lot of things (which is what I am guessing). I am looking forward to seeing the responses, as I am rebuilding a pathetic team. Thanks!

11-22-2007, 11:35 PM	#2
mrbill All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: LA, CA Posts: 982	Well, decisions are based of information, if all you've got are stats, that's what you've got I've never played a stats-only league, but I would use strike out % for hitters and K-BB for pitchers as the primary stat for promotion. Other stuff is important, but, strikeouts are a good indicator of success at other levels. I'm picking this based off the fact that the game seems to suggest promotions based on stuff/control and avoiding Ks, at least in my ratings-on leagues. __________________ UBL - Best Online League Evar! - Los Angeles Dodgers: 25 seasons, 13 NL West titles, 4 WC, 8 NL Titles, 5-time Champs LBB v5 league (retired) - Detroit Tigers/Commish: 19 seasons, 18 straight AL Central titles, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015 Champs! NGBL v6 league (dead) - Texas Rangers: 10 seasons, 4 AL South titles, 2 Wild Cards, one WS app

11-23-2007, 09:03 AM	#3
RonCo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,508	In order to get the best idea of what a set of stats mean, it will be important to spend some time classifying the league. A .220 batting average in a league that's hitting .230 as a whole indicates something different from that same .220 average in a league hitting .272. As a rule, I think most leagues minor league stats are out of alignment with what we would expect due to a limited amount of adjusting league totals. This doesn't mean that stats can't be used well, only that we need to recalibrate our ideas of what "good" stats are.