Yes, Spring Training Works!

Curve Ball Dave · 08-31-2020, 07:00 PM

I have this young outfielder who's been working his way up the chain. I see a kid who is a great athlete with all of the skills (check out his speed). He probably won't be an All Star, I see a guy who will be a solid 5th outfielder.

While he is a great athlete he was missing one thing, experience in LF. He had no rating at all prior to Spring Training. But I figure if he can play RF, he can play LF. I've done it, it's not a hard transition. My starting left fielder is a stud, I know what he can do. So I started Lizarraga in LF for the final two weeks of the Spring and as you can see he went from nothing to 28 in LF in a short amount of time. He won't make the team out of Spring Training because I'm set with my outfielders, but I figure with more time in LF in AAA, and also some time in CF, he'll easily be able to play all three outfield positions and be ready to be the guy I'll want him to be.

I've seen it posted many times here, people ask if guys can learn new positions. They can if they have the attributes necessary for that position. If I tried this with a very slow guy with poor outfield skills, I doubt he'd develop as fast if at all. Be wise with who want to learn a new position, use common sense.

(BTW, if you're looking at his stats, "R+" is the Rookie League I made that's halfway between the Florida and Arizona leagues and the SSA leagues)

koohead · 09-01-2020, 11:17 AM

somewhat off topic but since you brought it up...how did you get the A- and R+ league designations??

Curve Ball Dave · 09-01-2020, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by koohead

somewhat off topic but since you brought it up...how did you get the A- and R+ league designations??

League Settings->Leagues And Teams. You can put the designation in the Level Abbreviation field. In the Players tab I set the creation modifiers for R+ half way between R and SSA.

Leo_The_Lip · 09-01-2020, 12:15 PM

I've known for some time that ST works for training new positions much quicker than the minors. If a guy can play at the spot, he will jump up a good bit. I often start young catchers in ST so they gain experience much faster than low league ball where it often seems to take forever. That way if they start to hit, I can move them up without harming defense as much.

CBeisbol · 09-01-2020, 12:47 PM

Except, it only works if you start a player at a position

If you start a player at a position and play them 1 inning they will gain experience while a player who comes in in the second inning and plays eight innings will not get experience

cavebutter · 09-02-2020, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CBeisbol

Except, it only works if you start a player at a position

If you start a player at a position and play them 1 inning they will gain experience while a player who comes in in the second inning and plays eight innings will not get experience

This is true? I had no idea- Thanks for the tip!

08-31-2020, 07:00 PM	#1
Curve Ball Dave Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,404	Yes, Spring Training Works! I have this young outfielder who's been working his way up the chain. I see a kid who is a great athlete with all of the skills (check out his speed). He probably won't be an All Star, I see a guy who will be a solid 5th outfielder. While he is a great athlete he was missing one thing, experience in LF. He had no rating at all prior to Spring Training. But I figure if he can play RF, he can play LF. I've done it, it's not a hard transition. My starting left fielder is a stud, I know what he can do. So I started Lizarraga in LF for the final two weeks of the Spring and as you can see he went from nothing to 28 in LF in a short amount of time. He won't make the team out of Spring Training because I'm set with my outfielders, but I figure with more time in LF in AAA, and also some time in CF, he'll easily be able to play all three outfield positions and be ready to be the guy I'll want him to be. I've seen it posted many times here, people ask if guys can learn new positions. They can if they have the attributes necessary for that position. If I tried this with a very slow guy with poor outfield skills, I doubt he'd develop as fast if at all. Be wise with who want to learn a new position, use common sense. (BTW, if you're looking at his stats, "R+" is the Rookie League I made that's halfway between the Florida and Arizona leagues and the SSA leagues) Attached Images __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing"-Warren Spahn.

09-01-2020, 11:17 AM	#2
koohead Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,233	somewhat off topic but since you brought it up...how did you get the A- and R+ league designations?? __________________ GM - New Jersey Bears of the NPBL;

09-01-2020, 12:15 PM	#4
Leo_The_Lip All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,813	I've known for some time that ST works for training new positions much quicker than the minors. If a guy can play at the spot, he will jump up a good bit. I often start young catchers in ST so they gain experience much faster than low league ball where it often seems to take forever. That way if they start to hit, I can move them up without harming defense as much. __________________ "My name will live forever" - Anonymous

09-01-2020, 12:47 PM	#5
CBeisbol Banned Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Ban land in 3...2... Posts: 2,943	Except, it only works if you start a player at a position If you start a player at a position and play them 1 inning they will gain experience while a player who comes in in the second inning and plays eight innings will not get experience