How does one develop a player?

antiherowes · 05-20-2007, 03:33 AM

Hey there. I've managed to completely stock my farm system with mountains of all-star talent, but I was wondering how one goes about nurturing them to realize their potential. Many of these guys are putting up good stats in Triple A, and the minor league system report says they're "Major league ready." But most of these guys have awful current ratings and would be sitting on a log until they improved if I called them up. Some practical pointers would be much appreciated here: what's important to make sure they reach their next level? Do I need to put them on my active roster? Do they need major league/minor league playing time? (The manual says not, if I recall, at least for the majors). How long of a stint in the majors should I give them before I see improvement? Should I wait till roster expansion? How do I pick which players to move up? I know that's a lot of questions, but I feel a little out to sea on the issue. How do ya'll go about it?

MuertoDesagradecido · 05-20-2007, 04:42 AM

Often if a guy is putting up good numbers in the minors even with poor ratings I'll jump them up a level just to see how they do. Sometimes they'll continue to stagnate but sometimes it really gets their development going. I had a 26-year-old pitcher who was a former first overall draft pick but had never made it out of AAA and after giving him a couple of starts when one of my guys went down due to injuries he matured into one of the best pitchers in the league in about two months. It really depends on the player.

Syd Thrift · 05-20-2007, 11:11 AM

They don't necessarily need playing time in the majors to keep developing but they do need it at any level to stay happy. Unless they're content with being a backup, which usually means they aren't very good.

05-20-2007, 03:33 AM	#1
antiherowes Bat Boy Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 10	How does one develop a player? Hey there. I've managed to completely stock my farm system with mountains of all-star talent, but I was wondering how one goes about nurturing them to realize their potential. Many of these guys are putting up good stats in Triple A, and the minor league system report says they're "Major league ready." But most of these guys have awful current ratings and would be sitting on a log until they improved if I called them up. Some practical pointers would be much appreciated here: what's important to make sure they reach their next level? Do I need to put them on my active roster? Do they need major league/minor league playing time? (The manual says not, if I recall, at least for the majors). How long of a stint in the majors should I give them before I see improvement? Should I wait till roster expansion? How do I pick which players to move up? I know that's a lot of questions, but I feel a little out to sea on the issue. How do ya'll go about it?

05-20-2007, 04:42 AM	#2
MuertoDesagradecido Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Saint Francisco Posts: 436 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Often if a guy is putting up good numbers in the minors even with poor ratings I'll jump them up a level just to see how they do. Sometimes they'll continue to stagnate but sometimes it really gets their development going. I had a 26-year-old pitcher who was a former first overall draft pick but had never made it out of AAA and after giving him a couple of starts when one of my guys went down due to injuries he matured into one of the best pitchers in the league in about two months. It really depends on the player.