Player Development Question

[JoseB]

Does a young player develop faster if he stays in the minor leagues?

I had the number one draft pick and he's got a current rating of 43 and a potential rating of 80. Should I leave him down longer to allow for faster development, or will it also happen at the MLB level?

[Dr. Brian]

This is a great question (anybody?).

+1

[magicspeedo]

Originally Posted by JoseB

Does a young player develop faster if he stays in the minor leagues?

I had the number one draft pick and he's got a current rating of 43 and a potential rating of 80. Should I leave him down longer to allow for faster development, or will it also happen at the MLB level?

best way is September call ups. From there it depends on the type of player he is. If he is a power hitter, look at his HR output and compare it to your best HR hitters. If he's a contact hitter, look at his average and compare it to your best contact hitter.

When the game tells you that he's ready for a move to the show, unless you are desperate, leave him down for another season and let him develop some more. Unless of course he has developed to 3/5 stars or better.

The absolute worst thing to do is to play them too much too early because it will stunt their growth. The minors are their for a reason.

[Dr. Brian]

Originally Posted by magicspeedo

The minors are their for a reason.

Is that true for the iOOTP app? There are no minors just an expanded reserve roster, to call it that.

[McGuiser]

When I promote a young guy from the minors who is green-arrowed as ready but then does poorly on the active roster, and then send him back down again to not ****** his development -- this guy sometimes is very angry.

What I wonder is: which is more detrimental to development, poor performance in the majors or being unhappy in the minors?