league question

gsnts725 · 07-04-2007, 12:50 AM

I am in this league with coaches off, so how do u develop ur prospects so they can live up to their potential or is it just luck ?

injury log · 07-04-2007, 07:48 AM

Coaches off means that all coaches are average, so your prospects will still develop (just without any special boosts from having exceptional coaches). Be warned- just like in real life, many prospects do not pan out in OOTP, and it is partlly luck who turns into a star and who becomes your A-ball bullpen catcher. Two things (at least) are important to prospect development:

-make sure your prospects are getting regular playing time (the exception here would be young, raw prospects, who might belong in rookie or short-season A ball- better not to call them up to a full-season league if they're not ready);

-make sure your prospects are playing at the appropriate minor league level. If they are really struggling, send them down a level; if they are dominating, send them up one. You can definitely hurt a prospect's development by putting him in over his head or by not offering him enough of a challenge.

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injury log Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,714 Thanks: 189 Thanked 500x in 258 posts	Coaches off means that all coaches are average, so your prospects will still develop (just without any special boosts from having exceptional coaches). Be warned- just like in real life, many prospects do not pan out in OOTP, and it is partlly luck who turns into a star and who becomes your A-ball bullpen catcher. Two things (at least) are important to prospect development: -make sure your prospects are getting regular playing time (the exception here would be young, raw prospects, who might belong in rookie or short-season A ball- better not to call them up to a full-season league if they're not ready); -make sure your prospects are playing at the appropriate minor league level. If they are really struggling, send them down a level; if they are dominating, send them up one. You can definitely hurt a prospect's development by putting him in over his head or by not offering him enough of a challenge.