After suffering through a painful season in Atlanta that saw the home team clear the bench of all talent at the big league level it will be interesting to see the Tartans strategy as they approach this season.
The current roster has very few bright spots on it heading into next season. 1B Gary Bellhorn surprised many with his 45 HR, 122 RBI performance a year ago. CF Charles Eckenstahler did as expected with 92 runs scored and 48 SBs. While, Ernie Waltman largely disappointed hitting only .244 and scoring only 60 runs. From the mound Armando Gonzalez has two years remaining on his current contract, but the closer disappointed last year with a 4.79 ERA and 6 blown saves.
The remainder of the roster is filled with one year contract scrubs that the team would be better without. While the minors are stocked with several talented players hopefully on the verge of their big league debuts.
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(This area of the blog will be used to record key insights learned in the Branch Rickey World.)
In no specific order:
1.) Don't under estimate the value of a good coaching staff, they can turn a dud into a competitive squad, etc.
2.) Pitching settings are one of the most important controls in the game: particularly the Call Bullpen setting, which can dramatically improve any pitchers performance (use it to reward good ERAs/WHIPs and improve bad ones).
3.) Pick a strategy that is unique and one that you can live with. (If you are in for the long haul then consider going young early, or you want to earn a free season get big league talent, just make sure you won't have regrets when your minor league system sucks.)
In no specific order:
1.) Don't under estimate the value of a good coaching staff, they can turn a dud into a competitive squad, etc.
2.) Pitching settings are one of the most important controls in the game: particularly the Call Bullpen setting, which can dramatically improve any pitchers performance (use it to reward good ERAs/WHIPs and improve bad ones).
3.) Pick a strategy that is unique and one that you can live with. (If you are in for the long haul then consider going young early, or you want to earn a free season get big league talent, just make sure you won't have regrets when your minor league system sucks.)
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