"Rushed" Player Development?

misterawesome · 06-22-2011, 11:42 PM

I have a player development question - if a player has a high current ability scout rating, as well as a potential rating, would age/level affect their development?

I'm asking specifically about Taijuan Walker in the Seattle Mariners system. He is 18 and pitches in Single A in real life, but is on the AAA roster at the start of the game. 18 is very young for AAA, so I wanted to send him to at least AA so he isn't "rushed" and affect his development, but this made his morale change to "very unhappy."

Am I overthinking this and age doesn't matter if the talent is there? Or is there a risk in a guy moving up too fast even if his ratings are solid?

JWay · 06-23-2011, 09:26 AM

Overall I don't think age matters in my experience. Especially for pitchers. They either have it, or they don't. Overall I tend to keep prospects moving along at a normal pace, but talented youngsters I'm not afraid to push them.

06-22-2011, 11:42 PM	#1
misterawesome Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 38	"Rushed" Player Development? I have a player development question - if a player has a high current ability scout rating, as well as a potential rating, would age/level affect their development? I'm asking specifically about Taijuan Walker in the Seattle Mariners system. He is 18 and pitches in Single A in real life, but is on the AAA roster at the start of the game. 18 is very young for AAA, so I wanted to send him to at least AA so he isn't "rushed" and affect his development, but this made his morale change to "very unhappy." Am I overthinking this and age doesn't matter if the talent is there? Or is there a risk in a guy moving up too fast even if his ratings are solid?

06-23-2011, 09:26 AM	#2
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,021 Blog Entries: 3	Overall I don't think age matters in my experience. Especially for pitchers. They either have it, or they don't. Overall I tend to keep prospects moving along at a normal pace, but talented youngsters I'm not afraid to push them.