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Originally Posted by kidd_05_u2
Maybe this is a dumb question but, has it been established that what drives defensive performance are the individual ratings instead of the overall defensive rating for the position?
I always had the impression that the overall defensive rating at a position matters the most, and the individual ratings have a smaller impact in shaping the defensive performance. If this is the case, then this 2B probably has a high overall defensive rating at 2B making him really good at the position overall, and his poor Turn DP rating has a modest impact on how his generally great play occurs on the field. Thus, the problem would be that a player with such low Turn DP should not get to a high overall rating at 2B.
(I speak from personal experience and without having done any extensive testing, so feel free to ignore me if it has been proven that individual ratings are what really matter for defensive performance)
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I addressed some of this quoting furious above in that the other qualities are measurable. But, one of the reasons I started this player at 2B was because I thought he was good enough to make up for the double plays he missed by playing better overall defense (high ZR, eff., etc..). Or that if a 1 was that bad, I'd notice it more easily. In the end, we're just seeing that that DP rating's minimal effect means he's generally been very good defender.