The Official Draft Discussion Thread

[Mark James]

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Just drafted in a mid-level A potential first baseman named Adrian Otega in the fourth round of the First-Year Player draft. He is an extremely low overall so I'm going to take my time with an in-depth development process with him. If all goes well with my written out development plan, his full potential will be reached in year 2019.

[AC]

Just drafted in a mid-level A potential first baseman named Adrian Otega in the fourth round of the First-Year Player draft. He is an extremely low overall so I'm going to take my time with an in-depth development process with him. If all goes well with my written out development plan, his full potential will be reached in year 2019.

What's your development plan?

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[Troopershorty51]

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I am very excited now due to my 2012 first round draft pick, He's a 6'3" 203lb Starting Pitcher, none other than 18 year old Jose Lima, rocking the same goatee as his father (How he was created, I did none of this).

As soon as I saw him in the draft and saw I had him scouted I had to pick him over other higher rated players. He does have A potential though so that's awesome, I hope he grows into a star.

[AC]

I am very excited now due to my 2012 first round draft pick, He's a 6'3" 203lb Starting Pitcher, none other than 18 year old Jose Lima, rocking the same goatee as his father (How he was created, I did none of this).

As soon as I saw him in the draft and saw I had him scouted I had to pick him over other higher rated players. He does have A potential though so that's awesome, I hope he grows into a star.

Start him off in Single A. If someone there is sucking, bring him up. But no earlier than mid-June.


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[Mark James]

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What's your development plan?

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Year 1
Send to A ball for his first year to work on training assignments solely without having to worry about cold and hot streaks that will disrupt his training assignments. Focus solely on Weight Room, Batting Cages, and Infield Drills.

Year 2
Give him the starting first baseman role in AA right at opening day. Let him collect as many at bats possible throughout the year while giving him an off day every so often to preserve his health and keep his fatige down. Continue to focus on training in the weight room, batting cages, and infield drills.

Year 3
Spend the first half of the season in AA as the starter hitting in the cleanup spot, and if preformes well enough then he well be sent to AAA to be the starting first baseman there as well, hitting in the lower half of the line up. Once again, continue focusing on training assignments. Preserve health with off days every so often.

Year 4
Start the season off in AAA as the starter and go the full year in AAA in the cleanup whole while switching on and off between first base and designated hitter due to the fact that we already have a solid first baseman in the major league club(Matt LaPorta). Collect as many at bats as possible with off days every so often. Sign extension in off season.

Year 5
Invite to Spring Training to see how he fares but go the first half of the year in AAA and if preformes well, send him up to the major league ball club for the rest of the year. Split time at first base with Matt LaPorta and get a few games in being the DH. Watch closely(manager mode) to see how he does against major league pitching.

Year 6
Look for a possible trade for Matt LaPorta in Spring Training to make room for Otega to be the full time first baseman. Willing to take just one or two prospects due to the fact that we want to move LaPorta desperately. Let Otega go the whole year with off days every so often to preserve health and monitor his development from his last half of the year last season.

Year 7
Should be fully developed, hitting in the cleanup hole, and hopefully breaking records! Can't wait for this year. Note: this is all barring any type of injury. If he gets injured and has to spend time on the DL, this plan is obviously going to get disrupted and he will have to have rehab starts in the minor leagues. Hopefully I can avoid injuries with this prospect like I did with my pitching prospect.

[C_Bailey24]

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Year 1
Send to A ball for his first year to work on training assignments solely without having to worry about cold and hot streaks that will disrupt his training assignments. Focus solely on Weight Room, Batting Cages, and Infield Drills.

Year 2
Give him the starting first baseman role in AA right at opening day. Let him collect as many at bats possible throughout the year while giving him an off day every so often to preserve his health and keep his fatige down. Continue to focus on training in the weight room, batting cages, and infield drills.

Year 3
Spend the first half of the season in AA as the starter hitting in the cleanup spot, and if preformes well enough then he well be sent to AAA to be the starting first baseman there as well, hitting in the lower half of the line up. Once again, continue focusing on training assignments. Preserve health with off days every so often.

Year 4
Start the season off in AAA as the starter and go the full year in AAA in the cleanup whole while switching on and off between first base and designated hitter due to the fact that we already have a solid first baseman in the major league club(Matt LaPorta). Collect as many at bats as possible with off days every so often. Sign extension in off season.

Year 5
Invite to Spring Training to see how he fares but go the first half of the year in AAA and if preformes well, send him up to the major league ball club for the rest of the year. Split time at first base with Matt LaPorta and get a few games in being the DH. Watch closely(manager mode) to see how he does against major league pitching.

Year 6
Look for a possible trade for Matt LaPorta in Spring Training to make room for Otega to be the full time first baseman. Willing to take just one or two prospects due to the fact that we want to move LaPorta desperately. Let Otega go the whole year with off days every so often to preserve health and monitor his development from his last half of the year last season.

Year 7
Should be fully developed, hitting in the cleanup hole, and hopefully breaking records! Can't wait for this year. Note: this is all barring any type of injury. If he gets injured and has to spend time on the DL, this plan is obviously going to get disrupted and he will have to have rehab starts in the minor leagues. Hopefully I can avoid injuries with this prospect like I did with my pitching prospect.

Is this plan age dependant. I have one A potential infielder who is 19 years old and a couple of B potential 18 year olds so i was wondering should these young guys follow a similar plan?

[AC]

Is this plan age dependant. I have one A potential infielder who is 19 years old and a couple of B potential 18 year olds so i was wondering should these young guys follow a similar plan?

Yes, it is. It's a seven year plan. If you were to do this to a 23 y/o, he'd only be fully developed at age 30.

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[AC]

Year 1
Send to A ball for his first year to work on training assignments solely without having to worry about cold and hot streaks that will disrupt his training assignments. Focus solely on Weight Room, Batting Cages, and Infield Drills.

Year 2
Give him the starting first baseman role in AA right at opening day. Let him collect as many at bats possible throughout the year while giving him an off day every so often to preserve his health and keep his fatige down. Continue to focus on training in the weight room, batting cages, and infield drills.

Year 3
Spend the first half of the season in AA as the starter hitting in the cleanup spot, and if preformes well enough then he well be sent to AAA to be the starting first baseman there as well, hitting in the lower half of the line up. Once again, continue focusing on training assignments. Preserve health with off days every so often.

Year 4
Start the season off in AAA as the starter and go the full year in AAA in the cleanup whole while switching on and off between first base and designated hitter due to the fact that we already have a solid first baseman in the major league club(Matt LaPorta). Collect as many at bats as possible with off days every so often. Sign extension in off season.

Year 5
Invite to Spring Training to see how he fares but go the first half of the year in AAA and if preformes well, send him up to the major league ball club for the rest of the year. Split time at first base with Matt LaPorta and get a few games in being the DH. Watch closely(manager mode) to see how he does against major league pitching.

Year 6
Look for a possible trade for Matt LaPorta in Spring Training to make room for Otega to be the full time first baseman. Willing to take just one or two prospects due to the fact that we want to move LaPorta desperately. Let Otega go the whole year with off days every so often to preserve health and monitor his development from his last half of the year last season.

Year 7
Should be fully developed, hitting in the cleanup hole, and hopefully breaking records! Can't wait for this year. Note: this is all barring any type of injury. If he gets injured and has to spend time on the DL, this plan is obviously going to get disrupted and he will have to have rehab starts in the minor leagues. Hopefully I can avoid injuries with this prospect like I did with my pitching prospect.

To be honest, I'd speed it up by a year or two. I'd aim to have him up by 23-24.

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[Mark James]

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Is this plan age dependant. I have one A potential infielder who is 19 years old and a couple of B potential 18 year olds so i was wondering should these young guys follow a similar plan?

Oh, yes. Definitely. It's age dependent and overall dependent. My first baseman was a 19 year old with an extremely low overall rating. I wanted to make sure he was completely developed before entering my big league ball club so I sent him through a more in-depth development process than any other prospect that has a higher overall rating coming out of the draft. You want your prospect to be at his full potential when he is 26-29 years old.

Depending on the how good your 19 year old A prospect is, I would follow a plan similar to this. You don't have to follow exactly to this plan if you want your prospect to break into the MLB earlier in his professional career. But it's better to wait until he is just on the edge of maxing out to his full potential when he enters your major league ball club.

[Mark James]

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To be honest, I'd speed it up by a year or two. I'd aim to have him up by 23-24.

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Yeah, sure. You could definitely do that if you wanted to. To speed it up I could have skipped A-ball and started him out directly in AA. Then he could have gone directly to AAA the next year instead of spending half of the season in AA. But, as I said in my post previous to this one, I would rather have my prospect fully developed and at his prime when he is 26-27 years old.

[C_Bailey24]

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Oh, yes. Definitely. It's age dependent and overall dependent. My first baseman was a 19 year old with an extremely low overall rating. I wanted to make sure he was completely developed before entering my big league ball club so I sent him through a more in-depth development process than any other prospect that has a higher overall rating coming out of the draft. You want your prospect to be at his full potential when he is 26-29 years old.

Depending on the how good your 19 year old A prospect is, I would follow a plan similar to this. You don't have to follow exactly to this plan if you want your prospect to break into the MLB earlier in his professional career. But it's better to wait until he is just on the edge of maxing out to his full potential when he enters your major league ball club.

Thanks for the response. My prospect's name is Henry Miranda. Last year at 18 he hit a tick above .300 but since he's so young i decided to keep him at AA for a second season but halfway through he's batting only .240, committed 12 errors and is on a cold streak. Let him play through it or send him to A ?

[Mark James]

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Thanks for the response. My prospect's name is Henry Miranda. Last year at 18 he hit a tick above .300 but since he's so young i decided to keep him at AA for a second season but halfway through he's batting only .240, committed 12 errors and is on a cold streak. Let him play through it or send him to A ?

A-ball is certainly helpful but can destroy a development plan as well. The only time you should send your prospect to A-ball is before the season starts to focus solely on training assignments, or when he's on a hot-streak. A-ball doesn't have a schedule in MLB The Show so therefore they don't play any games. If you send him down on a cold streak, he will continue to be on that cold streak for as long as is in A-ball and will get the "Starting To Struggle" e-mail which will result in a loss of potential! So, no, you shouldn't send him to A-ball. What is your prospect's overall? Potential(A+, A, or A-)? Specific attributes such as power, fielding, contact, etc? These are all a big factor in deciding what development plan to run with him. Also, what position does he play? Is there someone higher up in the organization that would block his development plan so that you would want to get him at-bats in a different position?

I know there's a lot of questions in my reply lol but I want to help you figure out how to properly develop your prospect! And all the answers are needed. :wink:

[AC]

Thanks for the response. My prospect's name is Henry Miranda. Last year at 18 he hit a tick above .300 but since he's so young i decided to keep him at AA for a second season but halfway through he's batting only .240, committed 12 errors and is on a cold streak. Let him play through it or send him to A ?

Go watch a couple of his games. If he's hitting the ball hard, don't worry. If he isn't, let him get out of his cold streak, then send him down.

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[C_Bailey24]

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A-ball is certainly helpful but can destroy a development plan as well. The only time you should send your prospect to A-ball is before the season starts to focus solely on training assignments, or when he's on a hot-streak. A-ball doesn't have a schedule in MLB The Show so therefore they don't play any games. If you send him down on a cold streak, he will continue to be on that cold streak for as long as is in A-ball and will get the "Starting To Struggle" e-mail which will result in a loss of potential! So, no, you shouldn't send him to A-ball. What is your prospect's overall? Potential(A+, A, or A-)? Specific attributes such as power, fielding, contact, etc? These are all a big factor in deciding what development plan to run with him. Also, what position does he play? Is there someone higher up in the organization that would block his development plan so that you would want to get him at-bats in a different position?

I know there's a lot of questions in my reply lol but I want to help you figure out how to properly develop your prospect! And all the answers are needed. :wink:

He's an overall F. He has a D in fielding and an F in everything else. His primary position is third base but can play second and shortstop. There is no one of any significance in my organization at his position that would block playing time at any level. This is a Reds franchise so I drafted him to take over for Rolen who is getting old as dirt lol

[AC]

He's an overall F. He has a D in fielding and an F in everything else. His primary position is third base but can play second and shortstop. There is no one of any significance in my organization at his position that would block playing time at any level. This is a Reds franchise so I drafted him to take over for Rolen who is getting old as dirt lol

Oh boy. Play him in single A for a year.

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