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Originally Posted by David Watts
Wow, I wouldn't have thought of it this way ever. I thought it meant the 1B was positioned at the bag to hold the runner instead of playing in normal position.
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From the manual:
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Hold Runner(s) The pitcher concentrates a bit more on the baserunner(s), speeding up his delivery of the next pitch. This option results in a slightly weaker pitching performance, but a slightly greater chance to pick off a runner. (Available only when one or more runners are on base.)
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My understanding is that defensive positioning with respect to runners is automatically factored into whatever algorithm determines the outcome of the at-bat. That is, the sim treats your first baseman as playing on the bag generally when you would expect him to be doing so, and behind the runner when you wouldn't (runner on second, 3-2 count with two outs, etc.). It probably treats your second baseman as playing closer to the bag with a runner on second, though I'm less sure of that.
I originally thought the question was about whether we ought to be able to see whether the AI is using something like the "hold" command that is available to the human player. But if we're talking about whether the PBP should indicate where the fielder is, sure, it could probably do that, but it's not actually modeled in as detailed a fashion as you are thinking, I believe.