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Old 10-30-2021, 04:51 PM   #10
thehef
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Originally Posted by David Watts View Post
I'm not saying Rolen couldn't have played SS in real life. I am saying he didn't.
Rolen appears to be somewhat of a rarity in that he never played ANY other position - not even once - than 3B in either the majors or minors.

At any rate, I'm wondering if there is a setting that affects this. Do you have development on? Fielding ratings based upon Current Season? (Although with Rolen, doesn't matter what season, it should be based upon his ratings at ONLY 3B...)

The way I see it, any (for example) 3B should be able to slide over to SS and play the position as well as a very good beer-leaguer. But that doesn't mean that - in the absence of any real-life experience (stats) at the position - he should be rated high enough to where OOTP sees fit to put him there regularly. If that's what OOTP is doing, and it can't be explained by settings, then there's an issue.
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