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Originally Posted by TheBear650
"Note: A player cannot 'lose' positions. Once he has learned a position, he will always have a rating at that position." From the OOTP 17 manual. And from past experiences i have done similar things, not playing a player at a certain position for years and never had this happen. Its possible that losing experience is a newer concept in the latest few versions, as I have not been playing solo leagues for a few years now.
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If that is the case I'm very disappointed. A few versions ago I documented how aging AllStar 1B who had somehow retained minimal SS ratings were being signed by AI teams in their mid-thirties and made starting SS despite horrendous defense. It quite literally ruined the statistical integrity of the game. I'm quite sure that the response from OOTPD was to increase the rate at which players lost their ability to play unsuitable positions.
I haven't played enough v17 to know if this is true. If so I'd question my continued support for the game. Players should never retain multiple position ratings as they age. They should lose the ability in the same order as the defensive spectrum ie SS first and so on... ... 
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