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Old 11-05-2021, 11:12 AM   #41
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Well, I think that all goes into the weeds away from what is happening here though.

These aren't situations where guys aren't skilled enough to play a position, it is situations where they have low ratings completely because they do not have any experience at the position.

I do not think that the game, for example, should decide that Derek Jeter cannot play 2B simply because he does not have enough experience. Derek Jeter can obviously become a competent 2B given the opportunity.
Sure. Guys should be able to move rightward on the defensive spectrum. If a team thinks it’s going to need to move a guy like that off their main position they should have the wherewithal to retrain them in spring training. That’s a completely different animal than saying that Derek Jeter ought to be moved to 2B in spite of no experience on July 1 to fill a hole.
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