How to Use a Star Pitcher with a low durability Topic

Wondering if anyone has experienced a guy with ace type stuff but a very low durability. I have the following prospect with these projected ratings and I'm not sure how to use him.

ST CON VSL VSR VEL GF P1 P2 P3 DUR
83 87 97 77 48 43 92 75 66 8
7/10/2017 1:13 PM
They are really tough to use as a starter. He'd get like 16-18 starts of 80+ pitches each. If you can accept that, use him at SP. I think most use those types as SUA with 15 PC. I don't mess with them because they're a pain in the ***.
7/10/2017 1:19 PM
I have one in my minors. Even using him as an LRA I have him set to max 30 pitches and he still needs occasional inactivity.

7/10/2017 1:49 PM
1) I use guys like this as SuA PC 10-15-- but like Mike, I don't use them very often, for the same reason Mike doesn't. As a prospect, I'd definitely use him as SuA since there's some evidence (not conclusive) that appearances matter more than innings for development.
2) As prospects these guys suck, because it's hard to get them the innings they need to reach their full potential.
3) Projected ratings are almost always unrealistically high. Your guy isn't going to reach those projections; a guy in his second full pro season almost never has more than 15 points of development left in the "skill" ratings, and usually a bunch less, and much less in ST and VEL. So even if I add 15 onto his current "skill" ratings, he's only:

ST CON VSL VSR VEL GF P1 P2 P3 DUR
86 82 90 68 48 56 92 79 65 8

which is more mid-rotation than ace-quality, and that's a VERY optimistic projection. So I don't think he's going to end up being worth the "pain in the ***."
4) If you have a true stud with low DUR, you can do whatever you want with him in the regular season, but save him to start a key playoff game, understanding that a start will wipe him out for a couple of "weeks."
7/10/2017 4:25 PM
Dedelman, thanks for the advice. He suffered a season ending injury last season that set his current ratings back quite a bit. My Advanced scouting is quite high, so I'm hoping he gets close enough to his projections to be able to contribute in some capacity. I've been using him as a starter and just skipping every other start of his. I'll probably move him to an SUA and see how he recovers in that role. If nothing else I'm hoping he can thrive in a LHS role.
7/10/2017 4:56 PM
LHS won't use him enough to matter. The specialist role doesn't work very well.
7/10/2017 5:34 PM
erased my post. I had an example of low stamina.. not durability
7/10/2017 10:18 PM (edited)
Put him on the block. You can trade him for a fairly high price.

I had an owner come knocking at my door about this guy.

https://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerRatings.aspx?pid=8615791

He is going to be an effective pitcher but won't pitch much. He offered me

https://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerRatings.aspx?pid=8112326

(who i think is already better. If not, he will be after a few injuries)

and

https://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerRatings.aspx?pid=6871375

who will fit nicely on my bench until I arb him 3 times.




7/12/2017 7:31 AM
How to Use a Star Pitcher with a low durability Topic

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