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RchW · 06-11-2015, 02:54 AM

Actually it doesn't especially this season. Flores is clearly the SS and doesn't play other positions this season. This is very much the reality in MLB. Starting players rarely play other positions unless there is some sort of roster crunch due to injury. Tejada has been supplanted at SS and is now a utility/backup player splitting time at 2B, 3B, SS. Even that is unusual. Few backups start significant games at more than one position. I see that Wright and Murphy are injured so Tejada does more than most backups. Real life managers don't mess with infield starters much.

A far bigger problem is OOTP plays too many starters at multiple positions, something that doesn't happen IRL.

Here is a screenshot showing backup IF use IRL. Note that Flores was one of only 5 players who started significant numbers of games at 2B and SS last year. That's because he was a backup. This year is different.

06-11-2015, 02:54 AM	#2
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Actually it doesn't especially this season. Flores is clearly the SS and doesn't play other positions this season. This is very much the reality in MLB. Starting players rarely play other positions unless there is some sort of roster crunch due to injury. Tejada has been supplanted at SS and is now a utility/backup player splitting time at 2B, 3B, SS. Even that is unusual. Few backups start significant games at more than one position. I see that Wright and Murphy are injured so Tejada does more than most backups. Real life managers don't mess with infield starters much. A far bigger problem is OOTP plays too many starters at multiple positions, something that doesn't happen IRL. Here is a screenshot showing backup IF use IRL. Note that Flores was one of only 5 players who started significant numbers of games at 2B and SS last year. That's because he was a backup. This year is different. 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 Last edited by RchW; 06-11-2015 at 03:05 AM.