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RchW · 05-27-2015, 07:57 PM

Dola: you have gotten me riled up again about OOTP and position issues. Just because of your posts I looked up some players in my fictional league and I'm very grumpy.

Meet Derek Gibson. NL batting champion playing 2B when he shouldn't. I actually had a series of posts in beta about OF playing 2B. It appears that things have not changed and OOTP just takes any player who may have the attributes that make them bad 2B and uses them in place of a better middle infielder.

Please note that Gibson was an outfielder in A and AA ball. He was promoted to AAA presumably because of his bat having never played 2B. Two seasons of bad defense did not cause the AI to reach the obvious conclusion that he was a pretty good LF.

We have to get better AI recognition of bad defense. Outfielders should not become infielders just because they can.

I'm not a happy camper.

05-27-2015, 07:57 PM	#4
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Dola: you have gotten me riled up again about OOTP and position issues. Just because of your posts I looked up some players in my fictional league and I'm very grumpy. Meet Derek Gibson. NL batting champion playing 2B when he shouldn't. I actually had a series of posts in beta about OF playing 2B. It appears that things have not changed and OOTP just takes any player who may have the attributes that make them bad 2B and uses them in place of a better middle infielder. Please note that Gibson was an outfielder in A and AA ball. He was promoted to AAA presumably because of his bat having never played 2B. Two seasons of bad defense did not cause the AI to reach the obvious conclusion that he was a pretty good LF. We have to get better AI recognition of bad defense. Outfielders should not become infielders just because they can. I'm not a happy camper. Attached Images __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit