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#54245	10/13/2017 6:26:03 pm	Mar 2nd, 2034	Ignore
ESac Joined: 09/05/2016 Posts: 340 San Antonio Defenders V.14	The place to give Spring Training updates.
#54246	10/13/2017 6:30:34 pm	Mar 2nd, 2034	Ignore
dsz071 Joined: 09/12/2015 Posts: 334 Inactive	I lost this game by 3 touchdowns and a field goal. lmao
#54247	10/13/2017 6:31:29 pm	Mar 2nd, 2034	Ignore
mjreichard Joined: 10/22/2016 Posts: 143 New Orleans Knights IV.5	I like to use Spring exclusively for my younger players development. My top prospect has only increased SI 6 PTS each of his first 2 season, I am hoping for a larger jump this year. He has 6 RBI through the first 3 games, so maybe he will make a bigger leap! Christian Ramos
#54255	10/13/2017 8:52:23 pm	Mar 2nd, 2034	Ignore
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	I lost two out of three to a LL VI team. Of course he played most of his best players, while I was trying to get my young guys experience.
#54344	10/15/2017 7:27:14 am	Mar 4th, 2034	Ignore
GrizzlyDan Joined: 06/30/2016 Posts: 199 Atlanta Braves IV.2	What baffles me is when my rookie 2B with no power comment takes one of their pitchers deep twice, then I look at who is doing the pitching, and it's a 36-year-old former junkball closer. Why is he still playing? And in Spring?
#54348	10/15/2017 11:14:59 am	Mar 4th, 2034	Ignore
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	@GrizzlyDan, either inactive or incompetent owner. Putting a guy out there in spring training who should be retired serves no purpose whatsoever for the team doing it. They may be a highly competitive person who simply wants to win, but they are hurting their own team's opportunity to develop players who could actually benefit from those innings. I can say that even with a full staff of guys you want to get playing time, if your staff has been particularly worked over the game will throw in an unassigned guy from time to time, but those instances are usually following particularly rough outings where 7+ pitchers are used by one team.
#54369	10/15/2017 6:31:02 pm	Mar 6th, 2034	Ignore
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1269 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Yeah, I just ran into a team fielding a full roster of majors/30-somethings in spring training, meaning my squad got crushed. Not that I care about that; I really don't. However, it's certainly more difficult to get much appreciable data out of games when it's scrubs vs. stars. *shrugs* Though I suppose spring training stats are mostly noise anyway...
#54371	10/15/2017 7:24:10 pm	Mar 6th, 2034	Ignore
Garnet Joined: 02/13/2016 Posts: 147 Inactive	I find when that happens - it is quite annoying. I don't care about the spring training record - immaterial results. However, if you face a veteran pitcher that goes 9 innings.... our minor league players get 3, a few get 4 at bats... that limits the experience/training for AB, fielding innings started etc. Give me a few rookie pitchers on both teams, go 9+ innings and get 6 at bats for both teams - win or lose the game ==both teams win in the long run.
#54421	10/16/2017 4:32:20 pm	Mar 8th, 2034	Ignore
ESac Joined: 09/05/2016 Posts: 340 San Antonio Defenders V.14	My team isn't doing too bad.
#54422	10/16/2017 4:35:24 pm	Mar 8th, 2034	Ignore
Cactusguy21 Joined: 07/25/2017 Posts: 815 Presque Isle Vikings III.4	Meh, 5-7, I'll take it. Lots of young relivers will lose you some games.
#54429	10/16/2017 8:02:18 pm	Mar 8th, 2034	Ignore
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1269 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Spring Training bright spot is our SP "Air Force." He's always looked plain by scouting report, but he has a long history of success in the minors. He got a cup of coffee this past season in September, and his spring stats are giving me further optimism that he should slot into long relief to start the season, with a possibility in the rotation if he proves himself.
#54525	10/19/2017 4:25:58 am	Mar 12th, 2034	Ignore
ESac Joined: 09/05/2016 Posts: 340 San Antonio Defenders V.14	Still doing ok.
#54611	10/20/2017 3:55:40 am	Mar 14th, 2034	Ignore
MickyMinn Joined: 09/28/2016 Posts: 13 Inactive	Why does spring training matter? Does amount of playing time actually affect a player, particularly a young player? Having a rookie or A player hit .091 in spring training can't possibly be good for him, can it?
#54889	10/22/2017 3:34:20 pm	Mar 19th, 2034	Ignore
ESac Joined: 09/05/2016 Posts: 340 San Antonio Defenders V.14	Check my recent press briefing. Is there any other pitcher who has done that?
#54917	10/23/2017 12:30:23 am	Mar 20th, 2034	Ignore
Endrju Joined: 05/28/2015 Posts: 577 Inactive	Why does spring training matter? Does amount of playing time actually affect a player, particularly a young player? Having a rookie or A player hit .091 in spring training can't possibly be good for him, can it? It is extra experience for young players that are not in the majors yet. The performance of any single player is irrelevant, they receive extra experience with every AB or IP. So having a player hit .091 in ST does not make him gain less experience than a player that hit .391. @Esac This is a fully grown 30 year old pitcher that has destroyed poor youngsters of other teams. Nothing to write home about really.

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