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If your team is ranked 15th in defensive efficiency, then yes, your fielding has been terrible. Your weakest IF position appears to be SS, which is the most important. I haven't found the C EFF rating to be relevant at all. If your stud pitchers have flyball tendencies, 2 of your OFers are poor defenders, and if Wrigley is a hitter's ballpark with prevailing winds that blow out, that would explain much of your difficulties.
Forget who you think the "studs" are, because OOTP doesn't care about name recognition. Go young, and go for high GB rates. GB pitchers are the best defense against a hitters' ballpark and a poor defensive OF, particularly when combined with a solid defensive IF (particularly at SS and 2B).
There is no such thing as a reliable, consistent pitcher (except Mariano Rivera, who is actually a cyborg), just ask Lincecum or Lester. OOTP models this quite well, IMO.
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