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Originally Posted by Reed
You are misinterpreting what Matt said. If a player is generated with excellent outfield range but no speed means he is fast or can quickly judge where a ball is going to etc., but for some reason he will not attempt many stolen basis. Maybe he can not get a good read on pitchers or he can not slide avoiding tags, etc..
Just because a player has good defensive range does not mean they will attempt a lot of stolen bases.
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I misinterpreted nothing. Matt says that speed rating also affects infield hits, advancing bases and stealing yet they derive the number solely from stealing results. That seems like a huge imbalance.