Originally Posted by CH1MA3RA
I've fine-tuned it down to only a couple hours of prep work when I start a new save. I no longer go player-by-player and go too in-depth as I used to. Instead I use a positional value tree and go C, SS, CF, 3B, RF, 2B, LF, 1B.
I look at all C and if they don't have a CAB of 55+ then I change them to DH (caveat is that I set pitch framing impact to 8-High in the newer versions). Once I have the C set, I filter the player list for IF ARM 60+. These are the players I look at for SS and 3B. If their IN RNG is 65+ then they are SS, if it's less than that then I set them as 3B since their arm plays on the left side. I use a things like 45 IF ERR and 45 IF RNG as the floor for acceptable ratings for the infield, if the position doesn't require higher. There's always fringe guys though, so I am more flexible with these floors the further into the eval I get.
If any of the non-SS from this group grade out good enough as CF then that supercedes being a 3B, based on that value tree. But once these are done I then do the same process for CF using OF RNG 65+ and OF ERR 55+. Any player without enough OF RNG that has a 60+ OF ARM gets set as RF.
Once C, SS, CF, 3B, RF are set I look at 55+ Turn DP and 55+ IF RNG to find 2B. Anyone left on the list that aren't set as any of the previous get set to DH.
When I look at LF and 1B I don't have many restrictions, except for Height on the 1B. I look for 6'0" or taller and ideally they throw L, but that part isn't as imperative for me. The players left in this part of the process tend to be pretty easy to eval since they likely have lower ratings for IF ERR/RNG, and OF ERR/RNG. Basically.... if they are passable at either 1B or LF, then I put them there. Anyone left over stays as DH.
Once the position eval is complete, then I start reviewing rosters and level assignments, starting at AAA to see if there is any fat that can be trimmed at the top to make room for younger players to move up the ladder.
One example when I ignore the position evals is for guys in Rk and DSL, if they are a natural SS but don't rate high enough for me....things like that. I'm more lenient at SS and CF at those levels but I stick to these position assignments as a hard and fast rule at A+ and above. The fringy guys that aren't a "true CF/true SS", etc will get multi position training starting in A+ and so on.
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