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Originally Posted by CBeisbol
Players should really be able to degrade at a position if they don't play it.
A guy who trains all spring at 2B, shouldn't be ready to go at LF because he played a season there in high-A ball 5 years ago
Everyone trains their players at multiple positions in the minors because it's more useful when they get to the majors. But, this isn't realistic. We don't see real teams doing this.
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But they do degrade. Hence why you’ll find prospects with 95 CF rating, but 40 LF. Also, if you’ve ever had a 3B or 2B that you stuck in LF for their age 23-24 seasons then moved back to IF to never see OF again you’ll see there often useless in the OF by 26, not because of their LF position rating. But their OF range/error/arm deteriorates rapidly.
Also, I disagree that it’s unrealistic. There’s zero reason that an MLB quality athlete at SS can’t play a passing corner outfield if he trains the entire offseason/spring training. Note I said passing, he’ll grade poorly, but he also isn’t gonna have a range of 10 feet. Think of Javy Baez, he hasn’t played OF since 2015 or 2016 which was in ST/minors. Give him 3 months and he’ll be fine in the OF.