Posted by opie100 on 9/15/2018 9:02:00 AM (view original):
Free agent minor leaguers will ask for the highest salary they've earned in the minors, unless they are prorated. If you are picking up vets that are asking for $27k, they probably stink, which may or may not matter to you. Also may not want to fill an entire minor league team with catchers and relief pitchers. I try to fill my minors with the best players I can within one pay grade of their level and then deactivate some around the all star break.

I don’t really care if they’re terrible though. As long as there age is older than 24 and they make a reasonable amount of money for the level they’re at. The minors are for developing talent and that’s it so if I can replace guys that’ll never make the MLB with great candidates for DITR and veterans so my chances of getting the good candidates to be DITR, then I’m happy.

I think your farm system would benefit more from trying to make the MiLB playoffs. Those extra games add boosts to your players. DiTR's are too much of a crap shoot and it's rare that you ever get one that is more than a role player.

Strikeout is correct to a certain extent. A good DITR is pretty rare. Most of them that make the MLB are going to be at the bottom of the roster. However, if you can get one (or a handful) that is a good candidate, you could save yourself some money over the longhaul. Those guys that are role players can cost a 2nd round pick in the draft or between 3.5 to 6 million in the international free agent market. Or, as a comparison to the Free Agent market, they still save you money because even if you wait until your targeted free agents only demand a one year contract, you are probably still going to pay them between 1 and 2 million a year to play a role for one year. Compare that to paying a DITR 350k for four years and you are saving some money. It may or may not be worth the work, but that is up to each owner.

Right now, I have three DITR players on my Arizona MLB roster. One is my first baseman. He had high makeup, power and batter's eye, but everything else was horribly low. He plays a decent 1b, hits for power and since he is a switch hitter, he is adequate on my team. I have a RF that probably shouldn't get many at bats, but he did last season due to injuries on my team. I will be releasing him this year because he wants too much in ARB. My third DITR is my 4th starting pitcher. He is decent. So, those guys have definitely saved money that last few seasons.

I certainly would not discourage you from trying it. If you do try it, I would hope that you report your progress.

Thanks for posting.

Posted by strikeout26 on 9/15/2018 9:34:00 PM (view original):
I think your farm system would benefit more from trying to make the MiLB playoffs. Those extra games add boosts to your players. DiTR's are too much of a crap shoot and it's rare that you ever get one that is more than a role player.

How much does it benefit farm system players when you make the playoffs?

Posted by tlowster on 9/15/2018 10:24:00 PM (view original):
Strikeout is correct to a certain extent. A good DITR is pretty rare. Most of them that make the MLB are going to be at the bottom of the roster. However, if you can get one (or a handful) that is a good candidate, you could save yourself some money over the longhaul. Those guys that are role players can cost a 2nd round pick in the draft or between 3.5 to 6 million in the international free agent market. Or, as a comparison to the Free Agent market, they still save you money because even if you wait until your targeted free agents only demand a one year contract, you are probably still going to pay them between 1 and 2 million a year to play a role for one year. Compare that to paying a DITR 350k for four years and you are saving some money. It may or may not be worth the work, but that is up to each owner.

Right now, I have three DITR players on my Arizona MLB roster. One is my first baseman. He had high makeup, power and batter's eye, but everything else was horribly low. He plays a decent 1b, hits for power and since he is a switch hitter, he is adequate on my team. I have a RF that probably shouldn't get many at bats, but he did last season due to injuries on my team. I will be releasing him this year because he wants too much in ARB. My third DITR is my 4th starting pitcher. He is decent. So, those guys have definitely saved money that last few seasons.

I certainly would not discourage you from trying it. If you do try it, I would hope that you report your progress.

Thanks for posting.

I read in some forum that it’s likely you get 1+ candidate anyway even if u have a lot of guys 25+ so I think it’d be solid. I’d also still make the playoffs because there are some veteran minor league free agents asking for little that would be good for their level. If not, I’ll load Low A with great DITR candidates and fill the rest up with MLB prospects or veterans.

More games means more development of prospects. The more games a player has under his belt, the higher the probability that he receives a better development bump. At the end of each minor league year, you should be promoting your true prospects to the next level to get that last final bump. If they have more games played under their belt, they should get a fifth bump (sixth if you include the spring training to opening day bump).

Also, rumor has it that, if you make the minor league playoffs, each player automatically gets an extra point of the 'makeup' rating once the season rolls to next year. I have not been able to confirm this because I don't know how much makeup a player would have gotten without the alleged playoff bump. I found this tidbit in the FAQ section. I am not sure how accurate it is.

Posted by tlowster on 9/16/2018 11:10:00 AM (view original):
More games means more development of prospects. The more games a player has under his belt, the higher the probability that he receives a better development bump. At the end of each minor league year, you should be promoting your true prospects to the next level to get that last final bump. If they have more games played under their belt, they should get a fifth bump (sixth if you include the spring training to opening day bump).

Also, rumor has it that, if you make the minor league playoffs, each player automatically gets an extra point of the 'makeup' rating once the season rolls to next year. I have not been able to confirm this because I don't know how much makeup a player would have gotten without the alleged playoff bump. I found this tidbit in the FAQ section. I am not sure how accurate it is.

How much of a difference does those extra games help?

I just read the developer chat for the first time and noticed this question.

Q: How are DITR's determined, team need, random, league need?

A: Players that meet a certain criteria are eligible. We'd prefer not to share that criteria, although we can say the upper tier of players don't qualify. The improvement rate is based on coaching staff, player age and a bit of randomness. Players may go through the process more than once.

It states that players can get DITRed twice. Has anyone ever seen that? If so, post the player card?

Backup C I had, DITRd twice. Thom Austin Unfortunately it didn't do much for his hitting, but he was nice to have around.

In my experience I've had multiple pitchers and players reach 80+ OVR. The best ones would easily have cost $20+ M on the IFA market. There's obviously luck involved, but some skill too. Worthwhile strategy if you go high player payroll with low prospect and scouting

Ive never had a good dirt that I recall. Im to lazy to study the strategy but would love to have a stud one.