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Originally Posted by Makonnen
I assume this is better addressed here than in the blog? You had asked
They are more issues of comprehension than technical. Summarized as
* As far as I can tell, the fielding ratings in master.csv are meaningless. But I have more testing before I can declare this absolutely.
* My questions for fielding.csv are basically What is the minimum data required to identify a player's position and their rough level of skill?
My testing so far indicates that if you specify a player's info in their first season (that is, the first season for which you have matching data in either batting.csv or pitching.csv), it works well to limit the player to a set of positions for their career. But I have not been able to effectively shape the quality of their defensive contributions.
I am *trying* to figure out how to tell OOTP this guy played all 3 OF positions, and was GG quality in RF or this guy played 3B, horribly with as little data entry as possible.
For the former, I am getting OK-but-not-great results by estimating G for each of the OF positions and doing something like 1.5 for the OF ratings for CF and 1.1 for the OF ratings for LF and RF.
For the latter, I am getting OK-but-not-great results by estimating G and then using .75 for the IF ratings.
Clearly, there can be nuance in making the OFArm 1.8 and the OFError 1.2 for someone who made a bunch of errors but had a great arm.
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OOTP has always seemed a little wonky in the way it computes defensive ratings for historical players. I was always under the impression OOTP chose a player's defensive position based on where they played the most... I'll have to experiment a bit to confirm though. If you're giving a player stats at multiple positions, it could be throwing OOTP off when it's trying to resolve their position - even if you're giving the player considerably more playing time at a particular position. Not sure what the best work around for that may be... although, I'm pretty sure Spritze and/or Gambo have discussed this very issue in the past. I'll check the forum's and see what I can find.