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adamj · 07-16-2009, 06:50 PM

Taking your questions in reverse order:

Yes, Heyward is going to need some playing time at LF in the minors to develop at that position. If you go to the player strategy screen, there is an option to force the player to start at whatever position you want.

The same would be true for Johnson, except that it's usually not possible to move from the IF to OF, or vice versa. Most players in OOTP only have ratings in one or the other, and Johnson is no exception. If you click on the 'ratings' tab of the player profile, you'll see that all his infield ratings (range, error, arm, DP) are 1. In short, he will never learn to play 1B.

Omar Infante is an example of the exception to the rule, and would be able to play just about anywhere except Catcher, just like his real life counterpart.

All of this is not 100% realistic in my mind, I mean, just about any outfielder ought to be able to learn 1B. But that's the way it is.

07-16-2009, 06:50 PM	#2
adamj Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 101	Taking your questions in reverse order: Yes, Heyward is going to need some playing time at LF in the minors to develop at that position. If you go to the player strategy screen, there is an option to force the player to start at whatever position you want. The same would be true for Johnson, except that it's usually not possible to move from the IF to OF, or vice versa. Most players in OOTP only have ratings in one or the other, and Johnson is no exception. If you click on the 'ratings' tab of the player profile, you'll see that all his infield ratings (range, error, arm, DP) are 1. In short, he will never learn to play 1B. Omar Infante is an example of the exception to the rule, and would be able to play just about anywhere except Catcher, just like his real life counterpart. All of this is not 100% realistic in my mind, I mean, just about any outfielder ought to be able to learn 1B. But that's the way it is.