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#95434	03/30/2025 7:54:06 pm	Aug 29th, 2068
SanKaloon Joined: 06/24/2023 Posts: 77 Lincoln Park Wolves V.6	Thanks for your input Rock - really appreciated. I need some time to unpack it all. The advice on things that work at LL5 and don't work at higher leagues is definitely helpful. I have now learned that I can't really compete well above LL5 with what I was doing, so trying to learn. I have never really known what to do with Becerra. I think that's why I've ignored him in the minors for so long. I picked up Macaluso just as a backup because hopefully Gilley is the future at C, but he wasn't ready to come up yet. Menendez was a guy that I was rooting for coming out of the Mexican League that had good total bases and oWar. I don't know why I kept him this long. I'm still rooting for him .

#95435	04/04/2025 5:21:48 pm	Sep 16th, 2068
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1346 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers III.3	We all have to play with the cards/players we have unfortunately. Just some quick observations.... Macaluso is definitely not the answer at C. Gilley may be. But this you already know. Of your young 1B, I think Valenzuela is your best possibility. No he's not great but he could be the most useful. He has alot of SI to go yet. Szewcyzk I just don't like but I've not been impressed with international players. They almost always seem to underperform their scout reports. Escobar should be a SS. I think you should move him there. He may blossom there if he hits for more power. Give him time. At 25 his best seasons are ahead and almost here. Bales has possibilities as a LF/DH. Keep him. Lang is your CF of the almost now and future. I suspect he will do fine if you moved him up sooner but if you decide he needs another season in AAA, so be it. He will be a good player for you. Your AAA is clogged up, as is mine. Both of us have several players there that will not pan out even though we hope lol. Of those in AAA, I like these: Bond is the only pitcher I have high hopes for. Gilley of course. Yeager should be a good shortstop for you. If Escobar turns out for you, he can always go back to 2B when Yeager shows up. Lastly, I think Mills has possibilities believe it or not.

#95436	04/05/2025 8:38:11 am	Sep 16th, 2068
SanKaloon Joined: 06/24/2023 Posts: 77 Lincoln Park Wolves V.6	Thanks for the reply Tiger504. Bales and Mills were both drafted with the thought that maybe they could DH. But I didn't expect much else. Both you and Rock have made me think that maybe Bales can pay LF - so I'm trying him out there. Escobar's range has always made me question if he could play short, but Gotzy is getting up there in age. Maybe I should swap Gotz and Escobar for the rest of the season to get Escobar some positional experience? And yeah my AAA is full - I don't like letting go. Fletcher looks like a dud, but it's tough to drop a 14 POT, but it doesn't seem like it's going to be 14.

#95437	04/05/2025 12:19:35 pm	Sep 16th, 2068
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1346 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers III.3	Fletcher is an interesting case. You should try to nurse him along. I'd suggest putting him back to AA for 2069 for a full season. And then a season at AAA for 2070. That plus 3 spring trainings of the starting rotation and you could be pleasantly surprised.

#95438	04/05/2025 1:12:09 pm	Sep 16th, 2068
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9816 Haverhill Halflings Legends	Bales is on the low side for Range, but he is a good enough hitter to trot him out to LF. Just make sure your CF has good range. I'm skeptical of Escobar's range as well. I like more at SS. But Tiger is right that SS is really his only option. That or backup. Fletcher is 21, which means he will get his final scouting refinement at the end of this season. It will be interesting to see if he maintains 14. I think he is borderline, but borderline doesn't mean cut.

#95439	04/05/2025 1:12:09 pm	Sep 16th, 2068
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9816 Haverhill Halflings Legends	Posted twice Updated Saturday, April 5 2025 @ 1:12:39 pm PDT

#95442	04/06/2025 9:08:15 am	Sep 20th, 2068
SanKaloon Joined: 06/24/2023 Posts: 77 Lincoln Park Wolves V.6	OK, thinking about 2B. I agree Chico Escobar is not productive since moving to LL4, and never will be. The low PD is killing Everett, but I've seen worst at 2B. At least he has a good Power-GB/FB matchup, and good defensive stats. Wants to play in a small park with high walls though. Is that because he's an extreme fly ball hitter, so he's pretty much going to fly out everytime he actually makes contact? Could Simpson play 2B? Would he be a better long term solution than Everett? Or does his 'solid' fielding make him a liability at 2B?

#95443	04/06/2025 1:55:06 pm	Sep 20th, 2068
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9816 Haverhill Halflings Legends	Yes, a large field is bad for guys who hit the ball in the air, but great for guys who hit it on the ground. It depends on what you can live with for errors. I've had decent 2B who were "solid". Simpson is already a 13 Fielding - I think he is fine. These two guys are kind of opposites. Simpson will play best in a large field, and lower wall height would give him more HRs. Everett will play best in a small field, and high walls won't hurt his HR rate. Simpson will get on base more. Everett has the potential to hit more HRs in the right park. I would have a preference for Simpson in the long run. But you don't have to rush it. Maybe just use him at vLHP for now. Simpson has a fairly strong split in that direction, while Everett is a little more consistent on both sides. Just make sure to get Simpson innings each week, but you can still keep Everett as the main starter until Simpson is more developed. Updated Monday, April 7 2025 @ 5:04:20 pm PDT

#95444	04/06/2025 1:56:01 pm	Sep 20th, 2068
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9816 Haverhill Halflings Legends	Of course, if you are in rebuild mode - yeah, just start Simpson. I think he is the better guy for the future, as long as his FP is tolerable. Plus Everett is getting close to his max skills (maybe one or two more points), so the returns there aren't as beneficial (even if you decide to keep Everett as the starter long term). Updated Sunday, April 6 2025 @ 1:57:27 pm PDT

#95445	04/06/2025 3:45:53 pm	Sep 22nd, 2068
SanKaloon Joined: 06/24/2023 Posts: 77 Lincoln Park Wolves V.6	Thanks again Rock