What is most important in developing players so reach their potential? Is it mor eimportant for coaches to have high pitch/hit ratings or patience? Is it important to promote the players one year at a time? Does following you coacher reccomendations about promoting players have any affect?



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Playing time, timely promotions and coaching are key in development. If 10 people respond, you'll likely get 10 answers on how to develop players.

I want good coaches in the "main" category. Patience is a plus but it's all secondary to me. I plan for players to be in AAA when they're added to the 40. RL/LoA/HiA for the first two seasons, AA in the third and AAA in season 4. Sometimes, if a player is developing faster(or I need him), he may be in the bigs in S4. So he may skip a level. I pay no mind to coach recommendations on promotions.

"I plan for players to be in AAA when they're added to the 40. RL/LoA/HiA for the first two seasons, AA in the third and AAA in season 4. Sometimes, if a player is developing faster(or I need him), he may be in the bigs in S4. So he may skip a level. I pay no mind to coach recommendations on promotions."

I completely agree with this. That's 2 similar opinions believe it or not...

My approach is not exactly like Mike's, but close enough to not nit-pick over details.

So make that three similar opinions.

Playing time (IP/AB) has the strongest correlation to player development, in my experience. However, I also never had "bad" coaches at any level.

I tend to try to have my best prospects paired with the best coaches for their development level (example: if my LoA HC or PC is "meh", I'll skip last year's #1 pick to HiA), and be in AAA when I'll have to add them to my 40-man roster.

For me, those ridiculous emails from your minor league coaches are really just a reminder to check prospect development.

You know you want to nitpick. Go ahead. I can hear you fidgeting thru the monitor.

No.

That's not fidgeting you hear, Mike.

It's Alt-Tab.

Or tec spanking it.

I'm sorry to hear that you know what that sounds like. Ewwww.......

I can't hear what you think you hear.

Just trying to help solve a mystery.....

We KNOW what you hear. You've been very clear.

Quote: Originally Posted By MikeT23 on 10/15/2009We KNOW what you hear. You've been very clear.

I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I am.

And of course, by "green eggs and ham" I mean "middle aged men jerking off".

great direction this here thread took...