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Originally Posted by LansdowneSt
Keep in mind that absent recalc, Ruth would never have become a hitter, Phil Niekro forever a reliever, etc. And if you have minors on versus their MLB debut year, Chili Davis is a catcher, Orel Hershiser is forever a reliever. Whatever they were at the start of the sim, they grow from there as whatever they were at that time. So, it can be a very different way to play a "What If" scenario. Also, players may or may not become great/scrubs according to history. The entirety of their path is as if they are fictional players with historical snapshot starting points.
I'm also not sure of the effect of changing this mid sim as the db loads at league creation.
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This is not always true. If you set potential to "peak seasons of career" or "entire career" Ruth will be spawned with excellent offensive potential and his initial pitching potential. The same is said for stamina and fielding, which can affect if someone is a reliever or starter and how many positions they have access too. Sure Chili Davis will be a catcher, but at least in my experience his outfield ratings are better then his catching ones. And Niekro and Hershiser can still start games and have started games in some of my sims. Recalc is definitely not the only reason Ruth can hit bombs in a historical sim