IOOTP 2012 super prospect?

[PeterHilton]

Question: in my fictional game I just drafted a guy as a RF whose potential ratings are pretty amazing: five stars, 19-18-18 in contact-power-eye potential ratings, all 20s in his running, stealing etc column. Good stuff, right?

Well I just checked his pitching ratings and his potential there is equally impressive:19-17-20 in stuff-movement-control and 16 in stamina which would make him at worst a lights out closer for the next decade.

So what do I do? Anyone had any luck developing someone like this at both positions? Will I hurt him as a prospect if I pitch him out of the pen as well as play him. In the field? I've seen prospects like this with decent secondary rating, but never enough to consider having them play "both ways" anyone have experience with this?

[rudel.dietrich]

Originally Posted by PeterHilton

Question: in my fictional game I just drafted a guy as a RF whose potential ratings are pretty amazing: five stars, 19-18-18 in contact-power-eye potential ratings, all 20s in his running, stealing etc column. Good stuff, right?

Well I just checked his pitching ratings and his potential there is equally impressive:19-17-20 in stuff-movement-control and 16 in stamina which would make him at worst a lights out closer for the next decade.

So what do I do? Anyone had any luck developing someone like this at both positions? Will I hurt him as a prospect if I pitch him out of the pen as well as play him. In the field? I've seen prospects like this with decent secondary rating, but never enough to consider having them play "both ways" anyone have experience with this?

As far as I can tell from years of playing, the game development engine does not take into account actual playing time.
I have had dual prospects like this (never this good mind you) and even though they have lacked IP or PA's they have developed anyways.
Playing them in the proper level of the minors seems to mean more than actual playing time itself.

If you don't mind micro managing, then I would use him as a SP and have him play in the field on his off days. i.e. Babe Ruth in 1917 and 1918.

If you are going to eventually play him in one role or the other, I would play his as a position player.
I think he will end up having more career value impact as a position player.

I am assuming you are using modern settings. If you are using 3 or 4 man rotations then disregard what I said and use him as a starter.


Congratulations and good luck, that is one of the best prospects I have ever 'seen'
Keep us informed on how he turns out.

BTW, what nation is he from?

[magicspeedo]

Originally Posted by PeterHilton

Question: in my fictional game I just drafted a guy as a RF whose potential ratings are pretty amazing: five stars, 19-18-18 in contact-power-eye potential ratings, all 20s in his running, stealing etc column. Good stuff, right?

Well I just checked his pitching ratings and his potential there is equally impressive:19-17-20 in stuff-movement-control and 16 in stamina which would make him at worst a lights out closer for the next decade.

So what do I do? Anyone had any luck developing someone like this at both positions? Will I hurt him as a prospect if I pitch him out of the pen as well as play him. In the field? I've seen prospects like this with decent secondary rating, but never enough to consider having them play "both ways" anyone have experience with this?

Hope ur in the national league. Then he will develop just fine as a bullpen guy. Depending on his stamina move him to SP once he develops his stuff and some sort of control. I wouldn't play him in the field as it just gives more opportunity for him to get hurt. You would dominate the NL with him as a SP. 1/5 games you get to use a psuedo DH while everyone else doesn't.

[ricealum]

Wow!

I have had pitchers that good and hitters that good, but never anything like that.

IMHO you are playing with fire playing him both ways. If he has three pitches, try him as a starter. Otherwise, RF batting in the 3 or 4 spot. He would make a great closer, but good bullpen players are easier to come by than middle of the lineup guys, and playing everyday, he will affect way more games than as a closer. (If you believe in the WAR stat, he might be 20+ in RF, 8-9 in the pen.)

Originally Posted by PeterHilton

Question: in my fictional game I just drafted a guy as a RF whose potential ratings are pretty amazing: five stars, 19-18-18 in contact-power-eye potential ratings, all 20s in his running, stealing etc column. Good stuff, right?

Well I just checked his pitching ratings and his potential there is equally impressive:19-17-20 in stuff-movement-control and 16 in stamina which would make him at worst a lights out closer for the next decade.

So what do I do? Anyone had any luck developing someone like this at both positions? Will I hurt him as a prospect if I pitch him out of the pen as well as play him. In the field? I've seen prospects like this with decent secondary rating, but never enough to consider having them play "both ways" anyone have experience with this?

[derekjeter92]

Hey if you're in the AL, just DH the dude to minimize his injury possibility. If he is good enough to be a SP, for sure let him be that and then stick him as DH when he doesn't pitch. He'll be the first player to possibly win the double triple crown!