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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
Yeah, for non pitchers at least the position is cosmetic; it’s the ratings that matter.
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Just a quick aside about this. To the OP, pay particular attention during ammy drafts to players that have catcher eligibility (at a reasonably high defensive level) that are cosmetically marked at other positions, they are generally undervalued because once you switch their position cosmetically to catcher, the potential rating will increase based on the positional scarcity/offensive profile that plays better there.
Also, check out any pitchers in the ammy draft that are actually position players (or should be), disguised as pitchers. I've found a 3 star potential 1B/OF in Troy Neel in my 1985 ammy draft that was a 0.5 potential reliever but had a bunch of 60's in his offensive profile. When I drafted him in the middle of the draft and converted him cosmetically to OF, he magically went from 0.5 star potential to 3.0 and I had a top 100 prospect simply because he was marked as a pitcher.