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Maddox · 01-10-2019, 04:42 PM

I started a third team yesterday as an experiment and decided that I wanted to shoot for a defensively elite team since my current two teams currently rank 13th-15th in Def Eff every year. I started looking in my leagues and in the auction house for players who fit the mold. What I found what that the truly elite 90-100 guys in almost all defensive categories are mostly limited to CF and SS.

So some questions came to mind that I thought I would ask the forum.

Of the defensive ratings what people rank the order of priority
- Positional Rating
- Range
- Errors
- Arm
- DP Ability (for infielders)
What rating is good enough in those categories
What rating would you be looking for at each position. Obviously SS, 2b and CF should probably have the best where possible (80 or 90 plus in as many ratings as possible). But as you move to the corner positions (1B, 3B, RF, LF) should 70 in those ratings be enough? Less? Do I ignore arm completely for 1B?
Who have you found to be defensive studs?

My team is still in the entry league so I have time to build it slow. Defense is what I am shooting for but I also need this guys to get on base too. I am not worrying about HR power at all.

I have Luis Aparicio at SS and Jose Oquendo at second, so the middle infield is set at least for the early seasons. I have some others I have my eye on that either are not available in the Auction House or are too expensive for my new team (guys like Brooks Robinson at 3b or Keith Hernandez at 1B)

01-10-2019, 04:42 PM	#1
Maddox All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 903	Let's Talk Defense I started a third team yesterday as an experiment and decided that I wanted to shoot for a defensively elite team since my current two teams currently rank 13th-15th in Def Eff every year. I started looking in my leagues and in the auction house for players who fit the mold. What I found what that the truly elite 90-100 guys in almost all defensive categories are mostly limited to CF and SS. So some questions came to mind that I thought I would ask the forum. Of the defensive ratings what people rank the order of priority Positional Rating Range Errors Arm DP Ability (for infielders) What rating is good enough in those categories What rating would you be looking for at each position. Obviously SS, 2b and CF should probably have the best where possible (80 or 90 plus in as many ratings as possible). But as you move to the corner positions (1B, 3B, RF, LF) should 70 in those ratings be enough? Less? Do I ignore arm completely for 1B? Who have you found to be defensive studs? My team is still in the entry league so I have time to build it slow. Defense is what I am shooting for but I also need this guys to get on base too. I am not worrying about HR power at all. I have Luis Aparicio at SS and Jose Oquendo at second, so the middle infield is set at least for the early seasons. I have some others I have my eye on that either are not available in the Auction House or are too expensive for my new team (guys like Brooks Robinson at 3b or Keith Hernandez at 1B)