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tysonlowery
But I'll be working on player improvement stuff in the future.
August 29, 2002 at 03:35AM View BBCode
Ummm, more coaching points really won't make much of a difference. Only one player per game is eligible to improve. Having more coaching points is like saying I want to slice that pizza into 20 pieces instead of 15.But I'll be working on player improvement stuff in the future.
geoffrey13
Also I was wondering about the logic of having seemingly every player over the age of 33 who was in the minors retiring. Or at least a good percentage of them. Most of them were obvious choices for the scrap heap but a few players would still seem to be useful.
It would make a difference
August 29, 2002 at 04:43AM View BBCode
because you'd be able to give MORE points to players instead of having to stretch them thin over a larger number of prospects. There's no point in having increased the # of minor leaguers in they can't get better.Also I was wondering about the logic of having seemingly every player over the age of 33 who was in the minors retiring. Or at least a good percentage of them. Most of them were obvious choices for the scrap heap but a few players would still seem to be useful.
rickoshea
instead of outright retirement, why not have them be given a "waiver period" of say, 21 games. If a player is over, say 33 or 34 on the minor league roster and hasn't appeared in 20 or more games (as a position player, or 5 as a pitcher) at the Big League level, he is given his release and anybody can claim him within the first 21 days of the season. If he's still unclaimed, he retires...l
August 29, 2002 at 07:30PM View BBCode
Actually, as for retirement, I can see the thinking behind an older guy who's not in the Majors throwing in the towel and going off to sell insurance, but here's an idea-instead of outright retirement, why not have them be given a "waiver period" of say, 21 games. If a player is over, say 33 or 34 on the minor league roster and hasn't appeared in 20 or more games (as a position player, or 5 as a pitcher) at the Big League level, he is given his release and anybody can claim him within the first 21 days of the season. If he's still unclaimed, he retires...l
FiveToolPlayer
August 29, 2002 at 07:44PM View BBCode
In the past two seasons, 84 guys have retired yet we've added 160 new guys. Personally, I hate sifting through the piles of spare parts trying to sign a guy for my minor league squad. I would say that anybody over 30 who is not on a roster and is rated a C or lower should retire. Also, anyone over 33 who isn't on a roster should retire. Also, any player who is 25 to 29 and a C- or lower who is not on a roster should retire. Nobody wants those bums!!!
DougPaz
August 29, 2002 at 08:00PM View formatted
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I must admit that I just signed a backup 3rd Baseman from the waiver wire who is 32 and C+. My other backup retired at the end of last year and I had none in the minors capable of making the big team.
rickoshea
There are guys on Minor League rosters who, for whatever reason, will never be on their club's major league squad but might help somebody else.
On my club, for example, is Bob Chapman, who won't pitch for me this year because I'm sticking with the young guys, but might be a good middle reliever or set up man for somebody else. Of course, there's no incentive for me to trade him, unless I'll get something useful, and who's going to trade for a 33 year old relief pitcher with B+ velocity and C+ control? They might like to have him- but not enough to give anything useful up.
Now, it would make more sense, if at the end of the season he hasn't pitched in the Bigs at all, for him to be automatically released and somebody else can grab him. If nobody grabs him, he retires.
Sure, I could waive him now, but he's just good enough that another team in my league might grab him if they have a hole to fill.
I've looked around, and there are a couple of guys on minor league rosters better than Chapman who won't play for ANYBODY, for the reasons I've outlined.
This would make the Waiver Wire MORE useful, not less.
August 29, 2002 at 10:56PM View BBCode
I like the idea of shipping 'em to the waiver wire, if they have not seen action in the past year, better. Why?There are guys on Minor League rosters who, for whatever reason, will never be on their club's major league squad but might help somebody else.
On my club, for example, is Bob Chapman, who won't pitch for me this year because I'm sticking with the young guys, but might be a good middle reliever or set up man for somebody else. Of course, there's no incentive for me to trade him, unless I'll get something useful, and who's going to trade for a 33 year old relief pitcher with B+ velocity and C+ control? They might like to have him- but not enough to give anything useful up.
Now, it would make more sense, if at the end of the season he hasn't pitched in the Bigs at all, for him to be automatically released and somebody else can grab him. If nobody grabs him, he retires.
Sure, I could waive him now, but he's just good enough that another team in my league might grab him if they have a hole to fill.
I've looked around, and there are a couple of guys on minor league rosters better than Chapman who won't play for ANYBODY, for the reasons I've outlined.
This would make the Waiver Wire MORE useful, not less.
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