How Would You Develop This Guy?

[BeanJTSnow]

Just looking for some quick feedback on developing a 5.0 Star Prospect pitcher whose been passed around quite a bit. (For what its worth, I acquired him and kept him at AA this season. I plan to have him start next season at AA, and go to AAA after April. He may get a September call-up, but he'll start the following season in AAA as well.)

Age: 25
Years of Pro Service: 7


PitchingStuffControlMovementVelocity Overall48694998-100 Mph Versus LHB476849 Versus RHB486949 Talent839455 Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

89
56
3
Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Sinker





YearGGSWLSVERAIPHARERHRBBKCGSHOWHIPBABIP 1984, A16166503.87104.293454592888111.16.290 1984, AA10104303.8463.154322783049001.33.264 1984, AAA1101021.003.0977332004.00.545 1985, AA873102.7748.244201531432001.19.275 1986, AA262612804.05164.115580742253126211.27.281 1986, AAA331001.8319.216443814001.22.245 1987, AA11114305.0464.1833936122345001.65.338 1987, AAA16168304.7498.21126052163272001.46.309 1988, AAA26269904.94149.117891823753131001.55.329 1989, AA18188303.38114.2984843927129001.09.298 1989, AAA883406.3444.054333181533001.57.331

[Balldog]

The format is all screwy

[BeanJTSnow]

Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP
1984, A 16 16 6 5 0 3.87 104.2 93 45 45 9 28 88 1 1 1.16 .290
1984, AA 10 10 4 3 0 3.84 63.1 54 32 27 8 30 49 0 0 1.33 .264
1984, AAA 1 1 0 1 0 21.00 3.0 9 7 7 3 3 2 0 0 4.00 .545
1985, AA 8 7 3 1 0 2.77 48.2 44 20 15 31 43 2 0 0 1.19 .275
1986, AA 26 26 12 8 0 4.05 164.1 155 80 74 22 53 126 2 1 1.27 .281
1986, AAA 3 3 1 0 0 1.83 19.2 16 4 4 3 8 14 0 0 1.22 .245
1987, AA 11 11 4 3 0 5.04 64.1 83 39 36 12 23 45 0 0 1.65 .338
1987, AAA 16 16 8 3 0 4.74 98.2 112 60 52 16 32 72 0 0 1.46 .309
1988, AAA 26 26 9 9 0 4.94 149.1 178 91 82 37 53 131 0 0 1.55 .329
1989, AA 18 18 8 3 0 3.38 114.2 98 48 43 9 27 129 0 0 1.09 .298
1989, AAA 8 8 3 4 0 6.34 44.0 54 33 31 8 15 33 0 0 1.57 .331

[IndiansGuy57]

Originally Posted by BeanJTSnow

Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP
1984, A 16 16 6 5 0 3.87 104.2 93 45 45 9 28 88 1 1 1.16 .290
1984, AA 10 10 4 3 0 3.84 63.1 54 32 27 8 30 49 0 0 1.33 .264
1984, AAA 1 1 0 1 0 21.00 3.0 9 7 7 3 3 2 0 0 4.00 .545
1985, AA 8 7 3 1 0 2.77 48.2 44 20 15 31 43 2 0 0 1.19 .275
1986, AA 26 26 12 8 0 4.05 164.1 155 80 74 22 53 126 2 1 1.27 .281
1986, AAA 3 3 1 0 0 1.83 19.2 16 4 4 3 8 14 0 0 1.22 .245
1987, AA 11 11 4 3 0 5.04 64.1 83 39 36 12 23 45 0 0 1.65 .338
1987, AAA 16 16 8 3 0 4.74 98.2 112 60 52 16 32 72 0 0 1.46 .309
1988, AAA 26 26 9 9 0 4.94 149.1 178 91 82 37 53 131 0 0 1.55 .329
1989, AA 18 18 8 3 0 3.38 114.2 98 48 43 9 27 129 0 0 1.09 .298
1989, AAA 8 8 3 4 0 6.34 44.0 54 33 31 8 15 33 0 0 1.57 .331

If you're ready to put him on your 25-man roster, use him in long relief unless you really need a starter. With that great velocity and at his age he deserves a shot at big leagues. He might also serve as good depth at AAA.

A 25 year-old shouldn't be lower than AAA unless you simply need a soft-tossing mop-up man at AA. At 25, the window for him to contribute is rapidly closing. It looks like the computer GMs bounced this guy up and down a lot, which I've found stymies players' development.