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Old 08-07-2021, 10:36 AM   #4
redranger
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Spring Training and Rust

I’m kinda with BirdWatcher on this one. The charm absolutely is the value of your experience in playing and learning the game. So many aspects are like this

I have always been one to really play my prospects a great deal and just keep my regulars spotted in. Particularly mostly at the start of spring. I use it to teach new positions to players that fit that mold in my system that maybe don’t have a rating or is low etc

I’ve never really noticed by playing so many that I know won’t end up on my opening day has made an impact on me starting slow persay. Seems to happen regardless if it does

I really value the AA and AAA competition amongst guys I’m trying to build fir the future and how it may affect them for me in those lineups or levels placement not even being the short term for my opening day

Just recently I signed an on the verge AAA/MLB RF with the thoughts he was going to be my bust through player to make the roster. His ratings looked very promising but only a past September call up for MLB experience. He had a god awful spring and a player that I didn’t have high in my sights blew him away in competition in spring (also while learning a new position). I had the latter make opening day roster

Needless to say by mid May he was hitting a buck eight two and was sent back down to AAA and the guy I signed (btw having good #’s in AAA) was called up. Only about another month in but the signee is batting .325 for me in a platoon role in RF/DH


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