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Originally Posted by KingDavis
I think it needs some balancing overall, but I like it so far. From what I've seen the short ones are too easy, especially the fielding ones that have a major impact on a player.
For example in my test game I'm playing right now, in the 2027 offseason I've got Soto up to 60/70/75 defensive ratings by training him at LF in 25, 26, and 27, and then learning a new position once. That shouldn't really happen in my mind. There's no way that Soto should ever be able to get to a 75 grade corner OF or 55 grade CF. He just doesn't have that potential. In 2024 he had a -7.1 ZR for the Yankees, and now he had a 3.1 ZR for me in 2026. In 3 years he became a legit fielder.
I'm not sure what the fix is, maybe there should be a fielding cap? Or based on the original position there's a limit to how the skills transfer to other positions, but something like a bat first guy becoming a true elite fielder just isn't really possible in the MLB.
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I don't know if the solution is Cap's defensive ratings, since what you say is the norm in MLB, but we also see cases like Adam Duvall who by urgency of Atlanta played relatively decent CF at a relatively high age to learn a new position or show tools that he didn't have before.
I agree that defensive ratings should not start low and then evolve to their potential like batting or pitching ratings, but I think a solution to those drastic defensive changes with development lab could be solved if each player has positions with which his ratings qualify.