Optimal end of season promotions Topic

Is there any benefit to waiting to do end-of-season promotions for minor leaguers until near the end of the WS if your minor league teams aren't in the playoffs? It's not like they're getting reps after their seasons are over.
11/4/2024 5:16 PM
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11/5/2024 12:22 AM
Thanks, but those posts don't answer the question. They say to leave the players at their level for the extra playoff experience...but if they're not in the playoffs and their season is over does it matter? Put another way...are they essentially practicing down on the farm if they're not in the minor league playoffs?
11/5/2024 9:42 AM
Once your guys are done playing games, they won't gain more xp from my observations. Playing in games is the only thing bumping their ratings.
11/5/2024 11:57 AM
If they are completely done with no other places to be promoted or demoted that has more than one series left in the playoffs, I'd just wait until just before the WS or just after game 1 of the WS. The reason for waiting is because if they just got a promotion cycle or a regular development cycle, a promotion cycle might not occur if you promote too early.

As an examale, if your AA team misses the playoffs, you promote your AA players to AAA. If your AAA team made the playoffs, you leave your AA players in AAA with the hopes that that team advances further in the playoffs. If they lose the first AAA series, you have two choices, you can promote them to the mlb and immediately demote them to HiA assuming your HiA team is still alive. They likely won't get an immediate promotion cycle because you just promoted them to AAA, but by promoting them to mlb, you avoid a demotion penalty down to HiA. The other choice is to just hold them there in AAA until the mlb WS gets closer and enough time has gone by that those 3 to 5 games actually get you promotion bump. It is unlikely they'll get a bump, but it's still a choice. Also, note that, because you're promoting them to mlb, they'll get put on the 40 man roster so you need to be careful with your decisions.
11/5/2024 12:14 PM
ok...thanks for the explanation...much appreciated!
11/5/2024 1:46 PM
Optimal end of season promotions Topic

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