[NoOne]

i think stats do influence defensive ratings - the overall defensive rating at a position and not the individual ratings like IF range, if i recall from an old post with a reply from an ootp-agent.

you are more accurate with players on yuor roster than with players on other rosters too, i believe. so, it could be a scouting correction... could be aging if that makes sense too.

usually ss/cf take the furthest tumble. i've seen some CF/SS lose their range well before ~30.

as far as defense goes, you don't have to worry if their speed drops.. all that matters is the range as far as defense is concerned. it's not completely unusual for speed to go the way of the dodo by mid to late 20's too.


Sweed: ignoring rounding errors, you can convert to any scale with a ratio of the 2 scales... the one you are going TO needs to be the numerator.. (denominatory or base is where you are coming from)

2-8.. does that have 1/2s? if not, it's a 7pt scale.

7/20 takes you from a 1-20 to a 2-8 (add "1", of course after the multiplication, or "20" if it's 20-80). 20/7 takes you from a 7 to a 20pt scale. when going from 2-8, subtract 1 (2-1=1 - starting value difference) before the multiplication. it's just like converting form whacky Farenheit to a more sensible Celsius. account for the difference in starting value to have apples to apples multiplication

beware of 1/2's and if "0" or "20" or "2" is included etc... ie. 2-8 isn't a 6pt scale because "zero" is included. if it's 0-20, it's a 21 pt scale etc.