I'm unhappy with my playing time

WWBL Commissioner · 03-31-2005, 06:21 AM

Ok so I have pitcher that was a starter the entire season, he made all his starts and when the post season I went to a three man rotation and moved him to the set up role for the good of the team in the playoffs.
I go to sign this guy to an extension and he tells me he wants to test the market because he's unhappy about his playing time but he started all season...I don't get it

Steve Kuffrey · 03-31-2005, 08:44 AM

Is this with the latest patch 6.12? If not this has been adjusted as it sounds like Markus found an issue where this would occur in rare cases.

canadiancreed · 03-31-2005, 09:07 AM

reminds me of pitchers that would complain that they're not starting as soon as I bump them down to MR, they want to be traded because their not starters anymore.

Of course with that, I just say "then yo shoudlnt have been racking up a 6.x era then"

elextrano8 · 03-31-2005, 11:45 AM

I have a similar issue, although it won't affect me as it will the WWBL Commissioner. My rookie SP Sean Marshall began the season as my #4 starter and has consistently started all season (And is doing quite well) and yet he still is unhappy with this playing time. I thought it might have had something to do with pitch counts, but looking back through his games its apparent that he never approached the 120 Pitch limit I had on him. As is, I'll still have two more seasons at League Minimum and then three years of arbitration, but its rather concerning since this might happen with a player who is actually going to hit free agency.

Spindel · 03-31-2005, 11:46 AM

If he's racking up a 6.xx ERA, why keep him!?

WWBL Commissioner · 03-31-2005, 11:09 PM

I'm using 6.12 I looked at what he was asking for eariler in the season and then got the "Not happy with the playing time" response even before the first playoff game, all i had done was move him to the pen, hadnt even played a game yet since I moved him.

03-31-2005, 06:21 AM	#1
WWBL Commissioner All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hawaii Posts: 887	I'm unhappy with my playing time Ok so I have pitcher that was a starter the entire season, he made all his starts and when the post season I went to a three man rotation and moved him to the set up role for the good of the team in the playoffs. I go to sign this guy to an extension and he tells me he wants to test the market because he's unhappy about his playing time but he started all season...I don't get it __________________ Offey WWBL Commissioner(2004-2014 real life years) WWBL: Hawaii Island Warriors 2005 Pacific League Champion 2006 Pacific League Champion 2007 Pacific League Champion 2008 WWBL WORLD CHAMPION 2010 WWBL WORLD CHAMPION 2019 WWBL WORLD CHAMPION 2029 WWBL WORLD CHAMPION The Island Warriors are 21-23 in World Series play. BadAssBaseball: Boston Red Sox 1906 American League Champion 1907 WORLD CHAMPION

03-31-2005, 08:44 AM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,022	Is this with the latest patch 6.12? If not this has been adjusted as it sounds like Markus found an issue where this would occur in rare cases. __________________ 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

03-31-2005, 09:07 AM	#3
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660 Blog Entries: 1	reminds me of pitchers that would complain that they're not starting as soon as I bump them down to MR, they want to be traded because their not starters anymore. Of course with that, I just say "then yo shoudlnt have been racking up a 6.x era then" __________________ PT21 PT22

03-31-2005, 11:09 PM	#6
WWBL Commissioner All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hawaii Posts: 887	I'm using 6.12 I looked at what he was asking for eariler in the season and then got the "Not happy with the playing time" response even before the first playoff game, all i had done was move him to the pen, hadnt even played a game yet since I moved him. __________________ Offey WWBL Commissioner(2004-2014 real life years) WWBL: Hawaii Island Warriors 2005 Pacific League Champion 2006 Pacific League Champion 2007 Pacific League Champion 2008 WWBL WORLD CHAMPION 2010 WWBL WORLD CHAMPION 2019 WWBL WORLD CHAMPION 2029 WWBL WORLD CHAMPION The Island Warriors are 21-23 in World Series play. BadAssBaseball: Boston Red Sox 1906 American League Champion 1907 WORLD CHAMPION

03-31-2005, 11:45 AM	#4
elextrano8 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fairfax, VA, USA Posts: 49	I have a similar issue, although it won't affect me as it will the WWBL Commissioner. My rookie SP Sean Marshall began the season as my #4 starter and has consistently started all season (And is doing quite well) and yet he still is unhappy with this playing time. I thought it might have had something to do with pitch counts, but looking back through his games its apparent that he never approached the 120 Pitch limit I had on him. As is, I'll still have two more seasons at League Minimum and then three years of arbitration, but its rather concerning since this might happen with a player who is actually going to hit free agency. __________________ Current: TWIB Baltimore Orioles - 2071 Champions Prior/Defunct: SSWB Baltimore Orioles 4x World Series Champions vMLB 2.0 Baltimore Orioles 1x World Series Champion HPBL Baltimore Orioles 2x World Series Champions

03-31-2005, 11:46 AM	#5
Spindel All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lambertville, NJ Posts: 751	If he's racking up a 6.xx ERA, why keep him!?