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Originally Posted by Trackball |
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It seems like it's harder to be called up this year--which is both good and bad.
My pitcher got drafted by the Diamondbacks, whose farm system really sucks this year, so I was okay with it, despite them having the highly-rated Zack Greinke and a very hitter-friendly park.
Then, about 60% of the way through my first AA season, he got traded...to the Twins, who were an even better fit for him, since their pitching is sorely lacking. And of course, they had the worst record in baseball last year.
I'm currently in May of my second year, still playing for the AA Lookouts.
Why do I bring this up? Because in last year's game, I was called up to AAA, then made the 40-man roster, in my very first year.
My natural impatience tells me "dang it, why am I still in AA? I went 15-3 last year, and I'm 3-0 so far this year, AND I'd be the third-highest OVR on the AAA team if I played on it!"
But the SimNation guy in me says this is supposed to happen. It's realistic. Very, VERY few players get to play in the Majors at all at the age of 18 or 19. Plus he's a knuckleballer--what baseball traditionalist likes THAT pitch?
(Incidentally, you need to see the "Knuckleball!" documentary.)
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That's good to hear, since it means I can start over and (Hopefully) not get called up so fast. My call-up felt scripted.
My RF (all speed and arm strength...no other real skills) got drafted by ATL (4th round), moved to LF (though was DH a lot due to terrible fielding and making a bunch of errors after the switch), and called up to the MLB level (skipping AAA) all before the All Star Break of my first season.
Now, the Braves LF talent was non-existent, so it wasn't
too terrible, but I was only rated 66-67, only batting .286 with 2 HRs, had too many errors, and was in the middle of a slump when it happened (did have a good amount of steals and maxed out my speed, so maybe the very high rating in one category pushed it a bit).
Not a terrible performance for a AA lead off guy, but not worthy of such a quick jump IMO and I was hoping that putting no points into hitting and being a mid round pick would buy me some time in the minors. It would have been nice for it to at least wait and get me during a hot streak or something.
That aside, I don't usually play RTTS and was enjoying the new RPG elements and my experience overall. I planned to start over with OSFM anyway, so hopefully I get drafted by a team with a bit better depth ahead of me.