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Originally Posted by Hrycaj
I'm not sure if this is still true or not but I seem to remember when it came to learning a new position in spring training the player had to start the game to get experience. If they came in as a pinch hitter later it did not work. If they started however, and if memory serves didn't even play the field that day they still received exp. Anyone remember anything like this?
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I'm pretty positive that players get credit for playing in spring training whether they start or not. In the regular season you get a relatively small amount of experience, period, and it *feels* like what it is is innings- based, so if you use a guy as a late-inning replacement it'll barely move the needle, but my experience in ST is that guys get trained up pretty quickly and, if you set them up as utility guys, they get trained up at multiple positions.