[Hank Greenberg]

Originally posted by Dan Theman
I'm one for chaging the current range value to "defensive instincts" by position and then factoring in speed as the second component of true defensive range.

This allows for a much larger range of values to seem compatible with our intuition. eg - even if someone had an instinct value of 1 (out of 1-100), but an average speed (for argument's sake, 50), the effective range would be 51/200 (a little more reasonable).

If you wanted to have some extra fun, you could weigh speed and instincts differently based on position when calculating range. eg - range at third base is much more dependent upon instincts (what with being the "hot corner" and all) than speed, therefore range factor multiplies might be 1.5*[instincts] + 0.5*[speed]. This would give the same maximum value (200) but a more realistic view of what would happen if you put a fleet-of-foot center-fielder over at third base (or a catcher with awesome catching instincts in center).

Any comments?

- Dan

PS - I'm also posting this under the "suggestions" section (and don't forget my "Dan's Capaign for a GM" )

I like this idea...