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Originally Posted by Charlatan
That is crazy. I don't have the guts to cross train more than 3 guys at once (I flip-flopped 3b and ss, and am training a new left fielder). Not sure what controls the speed at which they pick up skill... Cirillo is taking forever to get his rating up at ss.
Fortunately, it hasn't hampered our other efforts, as the Annandale Atom Smashers started April 19-7.
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We have a horrible BABIP of .348, the worst in the entire league, but we're 18-19 due to our offense being very good.
The speed at which guys gain skill depends on how good they are at their position and whether or not they're being trained at a comparable position.
For example, Lou Boudreau is a SS with a 112 DEF and 100,100,100,100 ratings. Because he's so highly skilled, he'll increase his ratings at 2B and 3B (both weren't rated) VERY quickly. I forgot to check with him, but I believe someone this skilled increases his skill in similar positions (any IF position, though height matters for 1B) at the rate of about 2 pts/GS.
Nellie Fox, with a 94 DEF at 2B is increasing his skill at 3B at nearly 1 pt/GS. I'm not sure if just playing at a position helps or if there's a requirement for a certain number of IP.
A while back, Davey Johnson (20 DEF at 2B) had a 19 DEF at 1B (I had already trained him to that level). But now after 36 GS, he's only increased to a 23 (I believe he can train to a 50+, but haven't checked recently). So because Johnson is a terrible IF, he increases in skill VERY slowly even though he's training for an easier position.
The same applies to outfielders. As long as a guy has really good ratings, no matter the position, he'll train quickly at similar positions. So a great RF will train quickly at CF, but a mediocre CF will not train as quickly at LF, even though LF is easier. As an example, Willard Marshall is a 73 at RF and after 34 Gs, he's got a 26 in LF. But when I had Pettis (104 at CF) train in both LF in RF in a previous season, he increased at around 2 pts/G if I remember correctly.
I don't know if the rates slow down as they get closer to their max for that position or not, so I'm not sure if the rate is constant or not. The rates I mentioned were for guys who weren't yet rated or weren't very close to their max ratings. But I don't remember Belanger slowing down when he got maxed at 2B and 3B so I don't think this happens.
By the way, Eddie Mayo, a 112 rated 2B is increasing at SS at about 1.5 pts/G which is slower than Boudreau's (112 at SS) rate of increase at 2B because a 112 2B is only a 99 SS. So in 35 Gs, Mayo has gone from a 0 at SS to a 52. So keep in mind it's not actually the overall defensive rating that matters, it's the individual ratings. Mayo's individual ratings are 94,85,93,95, compared to Boudreau's all 100's.
Edit: I should add that what I wrote above is all conjecture based on training lots of players, but there could still be more going on here than what I can see.