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uruguru · 07-12-2024, 08:34 PM

Garlon, I appreciate your input but I feel like you are still missing the point. No one would have a problem with Sid Bream playing CF in the minors, getting experience there, and then having the experience stay with him in the majors. That is all perfectly fine.

The issue arrives when the recalc decides that he cannot play CF anymore and his fielding ratings become based exclusively on his appearances at 1B.

At that point, one of several things needs to happen. Any of these would be fine:

1) Bream's experience at CF decays over time as he goes years and years without playing CF. This would turn his position rating at CF to 0 and prevent the AI from starting him there.

2) If his experience at CF does not decay but his fielding rating recalcs so that he can't truly play CF anymore, then the AI needs to recognize this and not attempt to start him at CF.

or 3) If the CF experience does not decay and the AI isn't changed, then he needs to retain some of his outfield ratings so that he can at least play a remedial CF. The game already ages fielding ratings for fictional players, but this seems the least like how the historical game currently works.

Any of those solutions would work. Which is best or easiest to implement? I can't say. And maybe there are other possible gameplay solutions. Maybe none will be implemented. But telling players that the fix is to use real-world transactions or to not use minor leagues is not really a solution.

07-12-2024, 08:34 PM	#36
uruguru All Star Starter Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 1,373	Garlon, I appreciate your input but I feel like you are still missing the point. No one would have a problem with Sid Bream playing CF in the minors, getting experience there, and then having the experience stay with him in the majors. That is all perfectly fine. The issue arrives when the recalc decides that he cannot play CF anymore and his fielding ratings become based exclusively on his appearances at 1B. At that point, one of several things needs to happen. Any of these would be fine: 1) Bream's experience at CF decays over time as he goes years and years without playing CF. This would turn his position rating at CF to 0 and prevent the AI from starting him there. 2) If his experience at CF does not decay but his fielding rating recalcs so that he can't truly play CF anymore, then the AI needs to recognize this and not attempt to start him at CF. or 3) If the CF experience does not decay and the AI isn't changed, then he needs to retain some of his outfield ratings so that he can at least play a remedial CF. The game already ages fielding ratings for fictional players, but this seems the least like how the historical game currently works. Any of those solutions would work. Which is best or easiest to implement? I can't say. And maybe there are other possible gameplay solutions. Maybe none will be implemented. But telling players that the fix is to use real-world transactions or to not use minor leagues is not really a solution.