With Antelope Valley's acquisition of 2 new infielders, we are looking to move one or two spare infielders for Outfield help. Will also consider a middle to back end of the rotation starting pitcher. Looking mostly for a 1 to 1 trade, but will consider packaging 2 for a better player.
Infielders being shopped:
Robert Camarena 2B
John Calvert 3B/SS
Theron Miller 1B
Hernando Albacete 2B/3B/SS
Also - does anyone want to give some general advice to newbie? I've got a crap-ton of single star potential guys down in Single A, most quite young. When do you give up on a one star player and just release him? I assume having too many players will rob some of playing time and make it harder to develop them? Is there a 'sweet-spot' for roster size in the lower minors?
My general rule is that I rarely give up on a player after only one season, no matter how bad (although, to be fair, I have broken that rule on occasion).
ReplyDeleteBut then again, in 20 years, I've only made the playoffs twice, so take what I say with a boulder of salt.
Zev
My philosphy is to start the season with each minor league roster close to major league size. I usually have 2-3 catchers per team, 6-8 infielders, and 5-6 outfielders. I then have 12-13 pitchers on my pitching staff. I usually end up with 28 or 29 people on each team. Any more, and it becomes a logisitical headache.
ReplyDeleteI would make the rosters smaller, but I don't like having to sign guys due to injuries. So, for instance, I usually have a 7th starter on a team that I don't care about and he's just there to soak up innings if I get a rash of injuries.
When I'm deciding who to keep, age plays a factor. If a guy isn't ML-ready, or very close to it, when he's 26, that's a sign to me that he's never going to be ready. Otherwise, I generally keep the people that look best to me. I've released guys immediately after the draft if I think there's someone else better ahead of them.
And, I've made the playoffs something like 15 years running, so you should TOTALLY listen to me instead of Zev. :)
Both Mack and Zev have given you great advice, but I think there is one thing more to keep in mind. There is a random element where players 'get it' all the sudden and will go from one start to 4 or 5 stars quickly. So you should not just give up on people if you do not have to. You will find there are lots of times that you are short of people as well, and it does not hurt to promote some people if you have room in AA or AAA (even if they are not ready) to give everyone some playing time. Just some ideas.
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