Has Amp Sauer's ML Service time already started:

Amp Sauer

The previous owner apparently does not know how to develop his players and I'm wondering if I acquired damaged goods. Feedback guys?

This is his 3rd season, and if I had originally drafted him, he would currently be in High A, which is where I placed him after the trade. But I'm wondering if the previous owner stunted Sauer's development because he was rushed to the ML as well???

Rollover ML Years and it will tell you.

0.048 years of service.

Quote: Originally Posted By MikeT23 on 9/28/2009
Rollover ML Years and it will tell you.

0.048 years of service.

Which, in HBD terms, means 48 days of ML service, not 4.8% of one year.

Aaaah...gotcha. Never knew about that one...thanks Mike.

The question now becomes, has his development been stunted because of the previous owners hasty promotions? Or will he continue to normally develop if I keep him along the same development path I've kept all my prospects: Year 1: Rookie, Year 2: Low A, Year 3: High A, Year 4, AA, etc.

Thanks for clarifying that for me Brent...wasn't quite sure how to interpret that number. :)

I know I have seen this before, but I can't find it: how many ML games before someone uses a year of ML experience?

Quote: Originally posted by tedwmoore on 10/03/2009I know I have seen this before, but I can't find it:  how many ML games before someone uses a year of ML experience?

Article #564 in Knowledgebase:

Yes. We track service time in days. It is viewable by hovering over the ML Years value on a player's profile. Each day a player is on the big league roster during the regular season (even if he's on the DL), he accrues a day of service. In addition, we track the # of days a player is on optional assignment on a minor league team. If a player is on optional assignment less than 20 days during the season, this total is added to his big league service time. At the end of the season, if a player has 172 days or more (including any optional service days < 20), he is given a year of big league experience. If not, the days roll over into the next season. These years are what dictate arbitration eligibility and free-agent eligibility.

It is important to note that a player registers days on optional assignment only after the minor league schedule has begun. There is typically a 1 or 2 HBD day difference between when the big league schedule starts and when the minor league schedule starts.