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Originally Posted by RonCo

This doesn't get directly to what happens if a 1-rated slug gets put into the SS slot, but it does give the ranges of performance in what I'll call an "average" (*) online league:

Defensive Performance v2010 (I think) converted to wins:

Full League, by team and position:
theFOBL.com : Forums - View Single Post - OOTP Defense: A Running Lab Diary
Min/Max, by position
theFOBL.com : Forums - View Single Post - OOTP Defense: A Running Lab Diary

Obviously, there's a bunch more in that thread. And just as obviously, it's based on a previous version, so it's posisble the defensive scheme has changed a bit. My guess is the base structure is the same, though.

* I note that the FOBL will never be average in any way.

Thanks, appreciate the response. I did a quick test with a 4-team league, not taking the time to set all ratings to equal, and it indicated that the difference between an excellent shortstop and a poor left-handed first baseman playing shortstop was on the order of 100 runs per 1350 innings.

That passes the sniff test, seems reasonable. Of course further, more comprehensive testing could confirm whether that's typical.