How do I handle declining stats in RTTS?

I understand that each stat will start declining after about 8 weeks of not being trained, but how do I handle that when I'm not getting enough playing time to earn points?

I made a closer first, but once I got my stats up enough they would go down as fast as I could raise them since I was only pitching 2-3 times a week. The same thing happened with both starters I made, since they both got thrown into the bullpen when they got called up to the majors.

My second baseman was delegated to pinch running/hitting, so I only got maybe 10 at-bats per month with a handful of running opportunities. I just kept demanding a trade until I landed on a team where I was the starter, so I'm at least getting regular at-bats and earning points, but it seems really dumb that I had to do that.

I really don't want to buy stubs to buy training points, because I think that's a bullshit way to design a game, so is there anything I can do within RTTS to help deal with this?

Maybe I should turn the difficulty down to get more points, but I'm already only playing on Veteran. I wish stat decline was age related, training days reset the timer, or it could just be turned off as an option. I hate that it feels like RTTS punishes me for the way my team uses me.