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Defense <i>was</i> huge in OOTP5. I found, in a fictional solo league, that surrounding average pitchers with fielders with great range (who were often otherwise cheap, assuming they weren't abover-average hitters) was enough to keep me ahead of the machine. My staff ERAs were sufficiently below league average, but the pitchers weren't costing me that much and were easy to find.
In fact, it got to the point that when I was looking for players, I would only search for fielders with A or B ratings.
Having been advised that this is less of an advantage in OOTP6, I am trying to "loosen up" somewhat, and live with guys with range factors of 3 or even 2. Funny, but a "3" doesn't look as bad to me as a "C"!
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