Minor League Lineups

angry_malkie · 09-08-2002, 04:29 PM

Does a players place in the batting order of the minors affect his developement? I have a CF and C in A level, both have talents rated good for average and ks, brilliant for walks. the C is brilliant for HR, the CF average. The AI puts the CF at 3rd and the C at cleanup, but the CF has A/A for speed and steals, and with the high OBP he'll hopefully have i'd want him to bat leadoff in the bigs. I would assume that the order either has no effect on development, or batting lead-off would result in less power but more walks than batting third..

How exactly does this work?

Old Man · 09-08-2002, 05:20 PM

My thoughts on the matter are kinda simple:

Get your best players as many at bats as you can. Lineups with speed and obp on top or power in the middle does not count for much.

angry_malkie · 09-08-2002, 05:22 PM

Well i shift betwwen thinking that and thinking the more traditional way... but still the questiong about player development in the minors stands.. it would be cool if you could tailor the way a player turns out like that

twins15 · 09-08-2002, 07:08 PM

It doesn't really matter to think the traditional way, becuas there are no minor league standings.

Red Blow · 09-08-2002, 10:03 PM

A-M, I have wondered the same thing. If I only have one player in A ball, the computer will put him at #3 if he has any power whatsoever. If the guy isn't that hot a prospect, though, he will end up being placed a little lower in the B.O. Now, that could easily just be the logic Markus programmed into the Auto-lineup function.

09-08-2002, 04:29 PM	#1
angry_malkie Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 25	Minor League Lineups Does a players place in the batting order of the minors affect his developement? I have a CF and C in A level, both have talents rated good for average and ks, brilliant for walks. the C is brilliant for HR, the CF average. The AI puts the CF at 3rd and the C at cleanup, but the CF has A/A for speed and steals, and with the high OBP he'll hopefully have i'd want him to bat leadoff in the bigs. I would assume that the order either has no effect on development, or batting lead-off would result in less power but more walks than batting third.. How exactly does this work?

09-08-2002, 07:08 PM	#4
twins15 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Area 51 Posts: 4,792	It doesn't really matter to think the traditional way, becuas there are no minor league standings. __________________ "Ah man we're just hungry man" - Dovonte Edwards Bismarck Boy Scouts of the OTBL - league yes-man Ross Gload at baseball-reference.com Book Quotes and Book Lists

09-08-2002, 10:03 PM	#5
Red Blow Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 404	A-M, I have wondered the same thing. If I only have one player in A ball, the computer will put him at #3 if he has any power whatsoever. If the guy isn't that hot a prospect, though, he will end up being placed a little lower in the B.O. Now, that could easily just be the logic Markus programmed into the Auto-lineup function. __________________ http://www.nobl.net This is your father's league.

09-08-2002, 05:20 PM	#2
Old Man Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 464	My thoughts on the matter are kinda simple: Get your best players as many at bats as you can. Lineups with speed and obp on top or power in the middle does not count for much.

09-08-2002, 05:22 PM	#3
angry_malkie Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 25	Well i shift betwwen thinking that and thinking the more traditional way... but still the questiong about player development in the minors stands.. it would be cool if you could tailor the way a player turns out like that