Problem learning a new position in majors

[CobaltJays]

I've looked through this forum dating back to when 6.02a came out, but I haven't seen this issue mentioned anywhere yet. Apologies if it is a known issue.

In my fictional solo league, I was having no success moving a player in the majors to a new position and having them get a decent range rating. Whenever I would shift a shortstop to third base or a third baseman to first base, the best range rating they would get would be 2 or 3 points on a scale of 100, even if they were strong defensively at their original position. They could be kept at their new position for several years and they would not get any better than that. Players in the minors learned new positions as you would expect them to; it was only once they got to the majors that they would be unable to learn a new position.

Since I wasn't sure if this was a bug or if I was just having terrible luck with the handful of players I tried to move to a different position, I created a fictional league to test this out. The league I created used a 162 game schedule with injuries and fatigue turned off. I took control of one team and played everyone in the majors out of position for one season with the depth charts blank. NO ONE was able to get more than 3 points of range at their new position, even if they were good defensively at other positions. A few examples after one season was simmed:

- A 27 year old with a range rating of 70 at second base had a rating of 3 at shortstop.
- A 33 year old with a range of 71 in left field and 75 in right field received a rating of 3 in center field.
- A 27 year old with a range of 77 in left field and 80 in right field received a rating of 1 at first base.
- A 28 year old with a range of 48 in left field and 35 in center field received a rating of 2 in right field.
- A good outfielder who moved to catcher and a good catcher who moved to third base did not receive any ratings at all at their new positions.

When a player did receive a rating at their new position, it took the usual 2-3 months before it showed up. The fielding percentages at their new positions seemed to be acceptable and in-line with their other positions.

Again, when I move a player in the minors to a new position they learn it with no significant difficulty. It's only in the majors that I have had this problem.

[sebastian0622]

Is this still the case or are fielders now able to develop respectable ranges in the bigs?

[Qwerty75]

Originally Posted by sebastian0622

Is this still the case or are fielders now able to develop respectable ranges in the bigs?

You can teach a position by slotting a player there in the majors now.

Not official word, obviously, but I'm repeating from hearsay and conveying personal observation.

[sebastian0622]

Originally Posted by Qwerty75

You can teach a position by slotting a player there in the majors now.

Not official word, obviously, but I'm repeating from hearsay and conveying personal observation.

Oh I know you can teach a guy in the bigs, but the last word I heard was that he'd totally suck. Wonder if that's changed?

[bp_]

I have yet to get a player learn anything more than a 2 for range at a new position in the majors. I now try to teach all prospects 2-3 positions before I'll promote them to the majors so I can move them around later if needed.