[Syd Thrift]

That seems more like a problem with Hernandez’s ratings or the game engine itself. Hernandez as a lefty will never get rated at any other infield position no matter how much you train him, so in turn you can get away with rating him pretty high in Infield Range and the like. My guess is that the game’s algorithms still decided he was only a good fielder instead of one of the greatest 1Bs of all time.

Still, if you were to go crazy with that, would a Cal Ripken in his prime be a better 1B than Hernandez? You’d never make that move in real life because Cal is too valuable at SS, but in the world of PT where you’ve got, like, Ozzie Smith there and Brooks Robinson at 3rd, why wouldn’t you? The big advantage Hernandez has over most elite shortstops at 1st is his height, and Ripken was one of the first tall shortstops. He had pretty good range for a shortstop which equates to fantastic range for a 1B, and his hands were outstanding. As great as Hernandez was, I don’t see how this would be a bad baseball move...