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Outfield range can often mean good instincts as well as speed. There are plenty of fielders through history that had some speed that weren't great. Then there is Dwight Evans - one of the best RFers ever in my opinion - who positioned himself well and got a great jump (though granted Fenway didn't require him to cover a lot of ground). As for arm strength discrepancies between infield and outfield the manual covers it:
Note: Arm is not strictly a measure of strength. If a player has a high infield arm rating, but a low outfield arm rating, it doesn't mean that his arm suddenly gets weaker in the outfield, of course. Rather, it implies that in the infield, his throws are strong, accurate, and timely. In the outfield, he is weaker, partly because of arm strength, but also because of experience, accuracy, hesitation, and so forth.
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