Player Development and Organizational injury issues

le receveur · 11-12-2013, 02:28 PM

Just finished my 5th year, and noticed 2 trends in my farm system, and i wonder if this is something i need to investigate.

I have had a rash of arm injuries through out the system. The only place you get a trainer is at the major level, and he is doing ok there, but is there something i should be looking into, or is this something which happens? Obviously i am adding a injury risk filter in my future transactions, but beyond that.

Part 2. I have much improved my minor system coaching, making sure to have Good or above at all the important categories, including hiring bench coach guys to Manage because they come with great Defensive ratings. I have also increased Dev budget to 50% above average. I still get lot's of negative development in players. I follow enough minor league to know this is to be expected, but i'm just curious what else i could do.

(i also did my first player cheat, "teaching" my 30th round pick to throw a knuckleball... i even hired Wakefield as my rookie league pitching coach :-) )

olivertheorem · 11-12-2013, 06:18 PM

1) I think the big-league trainer only impacts the active roster, 15-day DL, and (probably) the 60-day DL players. Otherwise, I think an average trainer is assumed. So far as the frequency goes, sometimes you just get unlucky for a stretch. Sometimes, I look at my DL list and I'll have six or seven pitchers out, or a bunch of outfielders, or something else.

2) That's about it, I think.

11-12-2013, 02:28 PM	#1
le receveur All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: canada Posts: 1,736	Player Development and Organizational injury issues Just finished my 5th year, and noticed 2 trends in my farm system, and i wonder if this is something i need to investigate. I have had a rash of arm injuries through out the system. The only place you get a trainer is at the major level, and he is doing ok there, but is there something i should be looking into, or is this something which happens? Obviously i am adding a injury risk filter in my future transactions, but beyond that. Part 2. I have much improved my minor system coaching, making sure to have Good or above at all the important categories, including hiring bench coach guys to Manage because they come with great Defensive ratings. I have also increased Dev budget to 50% above average. I still get lot's of negative development in players. I follow enough minor league to know this is to be expected, but i'm just curious what else i could do. (i also did my first player cheat, "teaching" my 30th round pick to throw a knuckleball... i even hired Wakefield as my rookie league pitching coach :-) )

11-12-2013, 06:18 PM	#2
olivertheorem All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,919	1) I think the big-league trainer only impacts the active roster, 15-day DL, and (probably) the 60-day DL players. Otherwise, I think an average trainer is assumed. So far as the frequency goes, sometimes you just get unlucky for a stretch. Sometimes, I look at my DL list and I'll have six or seven pitchers out, or a bunch of outfielders, or something else. 2) That's about it, I think.