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One thing I've noticed over the past iteration or two of RTTS, is that when I first get to an MLB team, and I have a power archetype, the pitching staff develops a tendency to...how can I put this delicately...defecate upon the sleeping apparatus.

So, my new character gets a quick call-up to Detroit. He was an All-Star in Erie, and with the Motor City Kitties two dozen games back heading into the trade deadline, my guy got a look.

I found out very quickly why they're stinking up the joint. We're at home, Texas is in town, we're carrying a 3-1 lead into the 8th. The Rangers put up TEN RUNS in the 8th, and 11-3 was the final. How bad was the pitching? Two consecutive guys out of the pen give up four runs each, without getting a single out. One of them gave up back-to-back, bases-loaded walks.

I wonder if there was a bus heading for Toledo after that game, because I'd imagine those two pitchers would have been under it.

I get that a team that's playing so badly that it's calling up an 18-year-old straight from Double-A is going to have a few issues. But ten runs in one inning? Yikes!

Depends heavily on the needs of the big club. Paradoxically, the more they need you, and the faster you get there, the more likely the rest of the roster will be less than competitive. My new toon for 20 got drafted in Round 17, and went from Erie straight to Detroit before the end of July.

Now, do the math here: a teenager from the 17th round, making the big club after about half a season in Double-A. You think a contender is going to be that desperate? Hint: after 24 games, my guy is second on the team in dingers, third in runs driven in, and has racked up a 3.2 WAR, which is tops on the club. Any wonder, then, why the Tigers are already playing out the string at the end of August?

If you end up stuck in the minors for a season or two, be thankful: it probably means the big club is pretty darn good. If they rush you straight to the show, then a) you're probably going to end up being the anchor of a rebuild, and b) you'll likely be staring down a long-term contract in the offseason that you'll pretty much have to sign.

I mean, my guy's going to be stuck in Detroit until he goes UFA. Detroit's roster has exactly three multi-year deals for all its outfielders combined right now: there's one 1/5, one 1/3, one 1/2, and the rest is all rentals. So, yeah, he'll likely get term for a pittance, assuming the front office knows which way is up.

Take your time, as they say in Persona 5.