Frozen Stiffer
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Joined: 8/19/2005 From: California, USA Status: offline
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Wrath, I know what you mean (about pitchers). However, you may sometimes fall under the same blessing that I once did- I had TOO MANY good starting pitchers. Yes, I had a pair of GREAT prospects in the minors, but at the same time, I had five amazing starters in the majors. I didn't want to promote the prospects because I knew that even as a long-releiver they would not get enough playing time, or at least-- what I felt was-- the amount of playing time they NEEDED to have in order to grow properly. I did learn however, perhaps about 3-4 years into my team, that it's always a good idea to have extra good starting pitchers on hand. I once had 3 of my 5 starting pitchers injured for at least 30 days, and a fourth injured for just under 60. I was forced to call up two of the minor leaguers, trade a blocked prospect for another starting pitcher, and use two long-relievers to fill the #5 role. It was not pretty. Ever since, I have worked hard to have at least 2 good prospect starting pitchers as well as one 'in the beginning of the end' veteran sitting in AAA; the kind that still has talent but isn't so overpriced that he's still affordable. Here's a repost from an example I gave in a different thread, it should probably mirror what you fear: quote:
ORIGINAL: Frozen Stiffer I once remember this fictional pitcher I had, Johnny Stahl. I was stocked deep with pitching and needed some fielding help, so I traded him off. I had kept him in the minors for 3-4 years, since I had this feeling in my gut that he just wasn't ready. Well, the team I traded him to put him in the majors right away; he was their #1 or #2 starter. To be truthful, he had a great first year, going 14-6 or something, with a sub 4.00 ERA. I was just ABOUT to feel like a goober that missed his opportunity with a phenom hurler, when the next year he got slammed. He never had a winning season after that and never even won 10 games again. He lasted 3 more years before he was sent to the minors and released the year after that. Next end-of-season had him retiring.
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