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#51297	07/21/2017 6:20:15 am
BrianV Joined: 02/08/2016 Posts: 125 Inactive	So, Sonny Forsythe got a promotion recommendation last training update. I left him down as we were in a tight race and it wasn't a good time for a rookie to cut his teeth. He gained another SI in today's update. However, now that I look at him, I feel like if I promote him now there is no way he will hit his cap. Currently, with 83 SI and 14-POT, he has 36SI to gain to hit his cap. While ~30SI is achievable for starters and ~25 for relievers, he's a little far away to achieve a potential cap of 119. Or is this the AI's way of telling me I have another player who will barely scrape into the bottom end of his SI range? Updated Friday, July 21 2017 @ 6:20:38 am PDT

#51298	07/21/2017 6:49:33 am
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 638 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	14 pot goes from 112 to 119 SI. Considering that a properly trained pitcher typically gains a max of 30 SI points in majors, i think that your guy will end somehow around 112-114 SI. That's the low end of 14, but a 14 point P is Always a great assett, low or high end of 14. Updated Friday, July 21 2017 @ 6:50:45 am PDT

#51300	07/21/2017 7:16:06 am
BrianV Joined: 02/08/2016 Posts: 125 Inactive	Yep, that's more or less my math. I'm wondering if I can still gain another 4-5 SI in AAA next season, to give a better chance of capping.

#51303	07/21/2017 7:49:41 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9599 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I would leave him down for a few more weeks myself. The AI recommendations have some fuzziness attached to them, so they aren't always perfect.

#51305	07/21/2017 8:40:53 am
Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 638 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3	Yeah, i can confirm that, even if i usually promote players when they are reccomended. Robbins is a perfect example: Promoted him right after reccomended, played regularly, yet he stunted and i think he'll never reach his cap, even if his stats are perfectly in line with the description. He's a good player anyway but i'm a little sad abount him

#51319	07/21/2017 3:35:59 pm
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2237 New York Lancers V.4	I'd keep Forsythe down through at least spring training and see if he grows, and depending on that maybe 1-2 more updates. But 30 SI in the majors is easy for a pitcher, he'll move quickly when he does come up. And Robbins looks like a half season more in AAA might have helped him. Thinking I should have done the same with Baird, who gained nothing after the first few weeks this season. I'm putting him down to the minors for spring training after the flip.

#51323	07/21/2017 4:45:19 pm
Jason2327 Joined: 09/02/2014 Posts: 719 Abilene Patriots III.2	He can gain more than 30si. I have a pitcher who has gone from 70 to 115 in the majors. I had him spend most of his 3rd yr down because I had an over abundance of SP but I'm fairly certain that didn't help him to keep growing as he kept developing this yr

#51325	07/21/2017 5:03:18 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 488 Battle Creek Sting IV.7	I would promote him, but I basically have alwats followed the AI recommendation. Fernando Hurtado gained 38 AI in the majors. He also went from a 13 POT to a 14 POT, which is