[fintach]

Ah, distracted posting. It can lead to the worst phrasing. Sorry about that.

Believe me. I hear you guys about not wanting hard and fast rules, or to know every detail of how the mechanics of it work behind the scenes. That's not actually my goal here, and I should've been clear about that from the outset.

It's just that, in all the time I've played this game, I've never really used spring training the way actual Major League teams do. And I wanted to give it a shot. Let a few of my top AAA pitchers start a few games instead of maybe seeing a few relief innings here and there. Have a real competition for my starting left fielder. That kind of thing.

But doing these things means risking opening-day readiness. In real life, I'd have meetings with my coaching staff for their opinions about who needs more work and so on.

But I can't do that. So I thought I'd check here, where I know there are players who make me look like a rookie. Figured maybe someone could give me ballpark numbers from their own experience, or maybe a sense of how much difference -- if any -- age or work ethic make.