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Originally Posted by BIG17EASY
Ryan Howard was pretty darn great for a few years, and that's coming from a Mets fan. The player in question certainly has some deficiencies in certain areas, but he's no slouch and more than worthy as an All-Star.
Also, since when is a 12 rating at first base mean a guy has zero defensive value? I use the 20-80 scale, but it sure seems to me that 12 out of 20 isn't horrible, especially at first base for a guy who has plus-plus power.
EDIT TO ADD: I know his range and error ratings are low, but again, it's first base, not shortstop. It's a offense-first position.
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Yes, yes, but...
as someone above pointed out, OOTP chose All star in this way:
"By default, OOTP elects the top 25 players in each division or subleague 12 pitchers and 13 position players" Which this given player might not be. This is OOTP's definiton of "all star", if you have your own definition which disagree with OOTP ones, then you should chose ASG player yourself
(and Ryan Howard, btw, get on a base much better than a .331OBP in his all star years. For example, in 2006, he has a .425 OBP for the 1st half of the season)