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Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date	Function

#36936	07/08/2016 1:32:31 pm
zonablazer Joined: 01/18/2016 Posts: 52 Inactive	What do we know about sprig training? How does it effect your players vs the regular season? Is it best to play your minor league kids or your major league kids? Or maybe a continually rotating team, so everyone gets game time? Why?

#36943	07/08/2016 2:11:59 pm
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals III.2	It is best to play your minor league players and major league players that still need training. You shouldn't play your major league squad that has reached their cap or if they're old guys because they have no use for training.

#36944	07/08/2016 2:12:56 pm
wuggla Joined: 05/10/2013 Posts: 1059 Colorado Springs Vultures VI.28	its all those things. its best to play minors or younger players. the 30+ year old players should never play spring unless you roster is smal and they must play. the majors players on your major league roster who are under 30and/or above 25 who still need to grow will need some spring games. its great way to see your minors in action.

#36956	07/08/2016 4:54:46 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	To answer the other part of your question. No it doesn't effect anything in the season. Your players don't get better prepared or anything by playing spring training. So use it strictly as a way to get some extra experience (and position training) for your players.

#36965	07/09/2016 6:28:04 am
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1314 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers III.4	There is a potential carryover from spring training to the regular season - injuries. Just another reason not to play guys who cannot benefit from experience.

#36977	07/09/2016 5:23:18 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	In Broken Bat, the primary purpose of spring training is to get some big league experience for youngsters....also to see how they'd do against mixed competition. Steve

#37047	07/12/2016 7:13:17 pm
zonablazer Joined: 01/18/2016 Posts: 52 Inactive	steve, so it has no effect on form?

#37048	07/12/2016 7:15:14 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	There is no such thing as form in the game.

#37050	07/12/2016 10:09:52 pm
newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive	Well, to be fair there is a spot labeled form, however it is merely how the player has done in either the last 50 ABs or the last 3 appearances for pitchers. It has no impact on how a player does in their next AB or appearance.

#37118	07/14/2016 10:16:23 pm
zonablazer Joined: 01/18/2016 Posts: 52 Inactive	Thanks newtman. very helpful info!