[kq76]

I'd like to get some opinions on how difficult it should be to learn new positions. I understand some fielders should never be able to learn another position well even if their primary position is difficult, but I'd like to know the general consensus of the difficulty of learning a new position. For example, in general I believe RFs should be able to learn LF and 1B with little difficulty, but I think C should be difficult for anyone to learn. My own opinions follow and for the most part I've used the generally accepted defensive spectrum of: 1B - LF - RF - 3B - CF - 2B - SS - C (easiest to most difficult to learn), with some exceptions (no one can learn catcher, IFs generally learn IF easier than OF and vice versa with OFs).

primary position > learnable new positions

C > 3B, RF, LF, 1B
SS > 2B, 3B, CF, RF, LF, 1B (everything but catcher)
2B > SS, 3B, CF, RF, LF, 1B (everything but catcher)
CF > RF, LF, 3B, 1B
3B > 1B, RF, LF
RF > LF, 1B
LF > 1B
1B > LF

Ultimately I'd like .400 to consider the ideas in this thread for OOTP, but the initial purpose of it is to make recommendations to one of my leagues on what positions to allow GMs to teach players.

TIA