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#34478	05/25/2016 1:12:24 pm
bsmall84 Joined: 05/14/2015 Posts: 70 Inactive	Have a 24 yo P still in single A. I know some pitchers can gain a heap of SI once they come to the majors level. Should I cut bait or let him develop (probably more than 1 season at AA and AAA. Thanks

#34483	05/25/2016 2:16:55 pm
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2237 New York Lancers V.4	Some Japanese players often take a couple of years to reach their potential, while some are major-league ready. A bit of patience and Abe will probably get there. Updated Wednesday, May 25 2016 @ 2:17:14 pm PDT

#34503	05/25/2016 6:02:07 pm
Carcharoth Joined: 07/16/2015 Posts: 149 Inactive	It's really just about impossible to guess. A lot of people here believe that making a player skip minors levels will stunt their maximum growth, due to the accumulation of training. The biggest issue is whether you can find him enough low leverage innings when you do bring him up to the majors. I suppose if you have no other use for the roster spot, it doesn't hurt to keep him around.

#34509	05/25/2016 6:16:38 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9601 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I have several experiments on my team that look like that. Here is the issue. I believe he will grow best at the level he is recommended for. This is the prevailing theory. On the other hand, guys who skip minor levels will get stunted. I can attest to that. In general, guys like this just don't work out. What I am experimenting with right now is keeping guys like that down for a couple extra years. So, let him play out the rest of this year at the recommended level. Then promote to AA when he is 25. Then promote to AAA when he is 26. Then promote to majors when he is 27. Likelihood of success in doing this is very low, plus he isn't contributing until he is almost 30. Likelihood of success with an early call up is almost 0. This is why a lot of these guys end up on the waivers.

#34518	05/26/2016 2:56:36 am
Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4	I'm with Rock here. Had my share of similar guys, they usually ended up 20-25 SI points short from their max potential. Your guy will probably end up in 80-90 SI range if you bring him up now, so either do as Rock suggested and keep him in the minors for a while, or just release him.

#34524	05/26/2016 3:48:11 am
JJNZ Joined: 12/09/2014 Posts: 1580 Yakima Monster III.3	He wouldn't have a place on my team, you're more likely to have success picking up a young 12 pot guy who will reach his cap and is readily available - even if he was AA I'd be hesitant but then it MAY be worth a shot.

#34631	05/28/2016 10:35:40 am
Bill3789 Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 51 Inactive	Brett Ferguson (#79928) 29 years old Career offense: 130 games, .196/.249/.330 8 HR 47 RBI Career defense: 116 games @ 5 different positions. 4 errors, .987 FP Do I forget about his offense and keep him in the lineup for his glove? Do I bench him and use him as a defensive replacement? Or do I cut him?

#34633	05/28/2016 1:21:34 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9601 Haverhill Halflings III.1	He has kind of a bad Arm for a 3B, although there is some discussion going on in another thread that is suggesting Arm might be useless for a 3B anyhow...