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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

That could be an issue, too, but it's so hard to track I haven't really focused on that. Looking at my post in the other thread, there are 3 examples of guys pitching lights-out and getting demoted (or dropped from the rotation and sitting unused for the rest of the year) mid-season. Even if 50% of their evaluation is based on stats, how do you explain these?


Don Schwall
1966: 12-1, 2.50, 126 IP, 110 H, 10/45 BB/K
Spends rest of year in AAA, goes 6-4 with a 2.20 ERA - No Injuries.


Cal McLish
1948: 13-5, 2.85, 148 IP, 129 H, 54/57 BB/K
Ratings: 5/3, 15/14, 11/10
No injury in 1948 - won Player of the Month for May, made the All-Star team in July...and then was dropped from the rotation and sat unused for the rest of the season. Spent 1949-51 in the minors and was done.


Charlie Case
1908: 6-4, 1.05, 94 IP, 71 H, 15/42 BB/K, completed all 10 starts
Won Pitcher of the Month for June...was sent to the minors for the rest of the year, where he went 18-5 with a 1.90 ERA at AAA.

There is no explanation. I'm agreeing with you. I'm just saying your idea does have a slight tradeoff. Guys early in their second or third years who get off to slow starts with a top prospect behind them could suffer under it.

But that said, I think that's a better tradeoff then the examples you cite above, things that happen in OOTP's world all of the time.