How to maintain a minor league pitching staff

One big discussion over the last several seasons has been minor league pitching. There has been repeat offenders (no names, no blame) since the inception of MiLB.

Why is this such an important issue? Well, for starters it inflates the statistics for minor league hitters. It's very hard to gauge talent when all of your AAA hitters carry a .920 OPS despite not having any ratings out of the 50's. It's also simply not fair to those that do take every facet of the game seriously. Your minors should be run like your majors...with seriousness.

Now, we all know that not everyone sees the game of HBD in that way. The minor leagues are either a stepping stone or a non-factor. That ratings are the only thing that matters, so who cares if non-talented hitters look like Matt Kemp and Prince Fielder?

I understand both schools of thought. But regardless, the world has made a decision. Keep your minor league pitchers from going 0(0). Otherwise known as "arm falling off disease". So, what's the remedy???

• Approach minor league staffs like major league staffs. Who cares if the pitcher is absolute crap? As long as he can eat innings and stay out of that 0(0) zone you won't catch any flack.

• Starters should have 20-30 CURRENT durability, 70-90 health, and Stamina at least over 65. Have at least 5 starters, or sometimes 6.
• Carry two or three long relievers. Maybe not quite as durable, healthy, or good stamina but serviceable. (I'm not a fan of mop up guys, but it can't hurt)
• Carry four to five relievers.
• And here is the biggest trick...put several pitchers on your INACTIVE list for each team.
• Once all that is done go into the "management console" check "manage pitching staff" for all your minor leagues (don't check majors!) as well as "manage disabled list". 
• If you really want the most from your entire minor league team, and don't care that much about it, click "Recs" for each minor league team to ensure the best are being put in position.

If you follow those easy steps you will NEVER have a poor minor league pitching staff. You can check on it once a week just to be sure, but I've never had a problem with 0(0) pitchers unless I play a 19 inning game and everyone gets used.

Note: You can also pick up pitchers from the free agent list and choose "minors" and "pitchers". You can grab AAA, AA type pitchers from here for about $54k. Also, "gm office" > "contracts" > "tryout camp". This is a good place for A ball/rookie league players.

Hope this helps. If you have any feedback or want something added, just Trade Chat me.