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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn
Generally, these kind of statements do not make much sense without real data backing up your claims.
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Thanks for responding. What data would help?
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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn
The AI in terms of constructing the depth chart is pretty complex and leads to the best combination of offense & defense playing on the field. In real life, other factors influence the decision of the manager, i.e. personal preferences & stuff like team chemistry, these do not matter for the AI obviously.
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Could you possibly make the AI maintain position priority? What I mean is, if your SS vs RHP is going to be in the batting lineup vs LHP then don't allow his defensive position to be changed. That's the key issue. On the same tack, if the SS vs RHP is not in the lineup vs LHP then don't move the 2B, 3B or 1B to SS but insert the backup SS.
I guess that would be difficult if the goal is the best batting lineup.
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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn
Anyway, I do agree that the development of the player defensive ratings could get some work. Right now, the overall defensive rating at a position is determined by experience & the composite defensive ratings. The latter do change over time (i.e. decrease when aging), experience just grows though (until maxed out). Maybe when a player does not play a position at the higher end of the defensive spectrum than his current position, he should lose his experience over time?
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That would be helpful.
Could you make the player position choice (ie the indicated player position) more important by suppressing his other defensive ratings proportional to the defensive spectrum for the non chosen positions? So a 1B would see a bigger drop off at SS/2B and less at 3B. This could have the effect I'm looking for. It would force human players and the AI to pick a primary position for players. Something that's easily avoided now.
Such players could still play all positions but there would be a penalty for putting them in a tougher defensive position vs other player choices. The AI would still have flexibility, but 35 year old 1B would not likely play SS much.
