Do Players Age 27 and older require Spring Training games?

Read some earlier posts and it seems inconclusive but wanted to start the conversation again.

There was one report of a player losing stats from not playing.
Anyone else confirm that?

Ive heard the same thing, but as you said, I know nothing conclusive. Just to be safe, I play my PP 2 games. I throw my SP 1 game and throw my relievers twice.

Definitely helps with decline of older players.
What is less certain is what age that equates to.
Similar to strikeout i get all of my vets three appearances in ST.

I give my starters (hitters) around 20 abs and my SP 10 Innings and RP 3-4 Innings. After that, I roll my with my kids in the minors.

Posted by Helamen on 9/27/2019 10:23:00 AM (view original):
I give my starters (hitters) around 20 abs and my SP 10 Innings and RP 3-4 Innings. After that, I roll my with my kids in the minors.

This is exactly what I do, also.

All my MLB starters over 6 years pro play in five games total. Position players= 3 innings per game played. Pitchers= max 5 pitches per game. As soon as they hit 5 games, they are put on rest.

However, if they are young MLB players or prospects, I try to play them in all 18 games.

I see that people are counting in innings.
I thought the counting factor was games played actually.

I play my ML position players for 30 AB'S. I play my ML SP 3 starts. I play my ML relievers 6 appearances. I've tried playing them much less, but I had the position players start off very poorly when I did. ot sure there was any correlation. I also have not seen any correlation as it relates to injuries later in the season, but I did notice that when I played guys with low stamina and durability more that they tired seemingly earlier in the season.

Posted by Tunaphysh on 9/28/2019 7:48:00 AM (view original):
I play my ML position players for 30 AB'S. I play my ML SP 3 starts. I play my ML relievers 6 appearances. I've tried playing them much less, but I had the position players start off very poorly when I did. ot sure there was any correlation. I also have not seen any correlation as it relates to injuries later in the season, but I did notice that when I played guys with low stamina and durability more that they tired seemingly earlier in the season.

Spring training games do count in a players overall appearance or stamina number for the overall season. So.....that being said, the more you play your players in spring training the less they could be available or tire more quickly in the regular season. Unless of course you got a guy with 99 stamina. It really plays a factor with the guys that have stamina in the 70's. You see it very quickly in the regular season by the 2/3 mark where you got to sit them or risk injury or under performing cause they are too tired.

It's balancing act with spring training playing time. I don't say have the correct formula, but from what I've read in the past, its not based on games played, but plate appearances and batters faced that dictate a players regression, staying the same, or improving with spring training.

It’s a little time consuming, but I like starting my top prospects, and then setting player rest down to 1 run either way and have my ML starters sub in the 7th/8th. Gets the prospects in every game with plenty abs, and the ML’ers can get in a lot of games as well but not wear out too much hopefully. Then anybody else I want abs I set as the top pinch hitters or def replacements.

Pitching I usually just set everyone with max pull ratings and low pitch counts to hopefully get everyone a lot of innings. I’m trying something new this season by using tandems with my top DITR from last season as the reliever. Going to see how games I can get him in by putting him as the reliever every game until his stamina dips.

I mostly look at their durability rating and age.. veteran guys over 28 who I need as much as possible in the regular season I'll give 15 ABs, same thing with anyone I rely on with a DUR rating in the 70s.

To me it's mostly the DUR rating that directly correlates to how quickly a guy fatigues out during the season. I've got a 19 yo top prospect with 59 DUR who I gave 23 ABs to in ST. 50 games into the regular season (209 ABs) he's already down to 89% stamina.

Positional starters get 5 or 6 gm appearances. Double switch, pinch hitting, pinch running are all maxed to encourage subs. It's appearances you want.. not AB'S. For pitchers, I have tandems. everyone is at minimum pitch count and a "5" for replacement to encourage quick appearances. If I have any hot shot draftees, they are going to get a ton of appearances (and innings just to be safe). This pays off nicely with progression when reg season starts

Posted by siberiansoul on 11/2/2019 9:45:00 AM (view original):
Positional starters get 5 or 6 gm appearances. Double switch, pinch hitting, pinch running are all maxed to encourage subs. It's appearances you want.. not AB'S. For pitchers, I have tandems. everyone is at minimum pitch count and a "5" for replacement to encourage quick appearances. If I have any hot shot draftees, they are going to get a ton of appearances (and innings just to be safe). This pays off nicely with progression when reg season starts

So in order to do these do you have to change the player settings and manager settings to the extremes just for spring training, then change it back once the regular season comes around? How do you guarantee that your prospects and players you actually want getting the spring training ABs will get them? Sorry, I'm new to all of this, so any advice would be great. Thanks!

Posted by cbressler on 11/11/2019 11:13:00 AM (view original):

Posted by siberiansoul on 11/2/2019 9:45:00 AM (view original):
Positional starters get 5 or 6 gm appearances. Double switch, pinch hitting, pinch running are all maxed to encourage subs. It's appearances you want.. not AB'S. For pitchers, I have tandems. everyone is at minimum pitch count and a "5" for replacement to encourage quick appearances. If I have any hot shot draftees, they are going to get a ton of appearances (and innings just to be safe). This pays off nicely with progression when reg season starts

So in order to do these do you have to change the player settings and manager settings to the extremes just for spring training, then change it back once the regular season comes around? How do you guarantee that your prospects and players you actually want getting the spring training ABs will get them? Sorry, I'm new to all of this, so any advice would be great. Thanks!

Yes, you need to change these settings all for Spring Training and then change back when Regular Season begins.
For guarantee - I make sure those players are in the starting lineup.

Posted by cbressler on 11/11/2019 11:13:00 AM (view original):

Posted by siberiansoul on 11/2/2019 9:45:00 AM (view original):
Positional starters get 5 or 6 gm appearances. Double switch, pinch hitting, pinch running are all maxed to encourage subs. It's appearances you want.. not AB'S. For pitchers, I have tandems. everyone is at minimum pitch count and a "5" for replacement to encourage quick appearances. If I have any hot shot draftees, they are going to get a ton of appearances (and innings just to be safe). This pays off nicely with progression when reg season starts

So in order to do these do you have to change the player settings and manager settings to the extremes just for spring training, then change it back once the regular season comes around? How do you guarantee that your prospects and players you actually want getting the spring training ABs will get them? Sorry, I'm new to all of this, so any advice would be great. Thanks!

cbressler - i found this method easier then changing settings. For position players, put prospects into the starting lineup. They will get bump from playing time. Your ML players will get playing time through pinch hitting, D replacements, etc. Once they get a couple of appearances set the to rest in your lineups. For pitchers, put your prospects at SPs and SUs. Put your ML players at LRB and LHS, etc. Once your ML players get a couple of innings move them to rest.