[KBLover]

I like all of your ideas except the one about 2-way players.

I get it. History and Ohtani is the first...but what if my universe makes another Ohtani?

In my oldest save, the game generated another Ohtani-type player and he ended up in the Hall alongside Ohtani. Played two-way his whole career.

Under your ideas, the AI would have cut half of his worth.

I would rather the AI use the player in both roles until there's evidence that the player in question is leaning one side or another. Or, have a manager/GM personality setting that dictates their preference/attitude towards two-way players. At least then it's organic and it can shift as the GM's do as the universe goes on.

For example, back then Bobby Witt, Jr. was rated as a SS/3B along with some pitching ability as was, I think it was Jo Adell. I played each two way until Witt, Jr. showed he had far better ability as a hitter and his pitching side diminished. Same with Adell - he never developed any more pitching skill, it started to fade so he was just an OF.

Later, there was Luke Leto, a P/2B. His pitching side faded and he made the Ankiel switch - going from pitcher to hitter.

I think the evidence, guided by strategy tendency, should tell the AI what to do, not just default to "no two-way" just because "there weren't many before".