Training Catcher to play 2B

so49as · 06-30-2009, 08:59 PM

ANyone ever have any luck moving a catcher to 2B?

He has IF ratings of 7-4-6-1; Range, Error, Arm, Double Play.

I've played him 48 games in single A and he hasn't improved his Fielding rating. .927 FA with 17 Errors.

That double play rating might not help. My ML 2B have 31 in similar games.

I figured Biggio made the move, so maybe this guy could.

Left-handed Badger · 07-01-2009, 01:45 AM

The only success I have ever had with moving catchers was to 1B.

tysok · 07-01-2009, 12:51 PM

I've gotten a C to move to LF, RF, 1B, and 3B. They can move if they have the ratings.

Somewhere someone has posted up the absolute minimums for each position. I doubt any would meet those minimums for the middle infield, and a rarity to meet them anywhere but 1B.

RchW · 07-01-2009, 03:44 PM

In an online league I tried to move a 2B to SS due to an injury. After 18 errors and a fielding% below 0.900 I had to give up his bat and put in a bad hitter just for defense.

AndrewG · 07-02-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tysok

I've gotten a C to move to LF, RF, 1B, and 3B. They can move if they have the ratings.

Somewhere someone has posted up the absolute minimums for each position. I doubt any would meet those minimums for the middle infield, and a rarity to meet them anywhere but 1B.

I have had similar successes but in same attempts it didnt take, expecially if they had really bad ratings from the get go at new position.

mikemulloy · 07-03-2009, 07:22 PM

steven larud

so49as · 07-04-2009, 08:23 AM

Thanks everyone. I've moved him back to catcher. He just wasn't making any real progress.

The AI drafted a lot of catchers for me in the late rounds. I have had success moving them to 1st and 3rd, but no dice on this guy at 2nd. Oh well.

Big Six · 07-04-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by RchW

In an online league I tried to move a 2B to SS due to an injury. After 18 errors and a fielding% below 0.900 I had to give up his bat and put in a bad hitter just for defense.

This seems like a strange result to me, RchW. I would think that any player with the ability to play 2B professionally would handle himself better than that at SS. I know short is considered the more demanding position, but I bet if you asked 20 major league second basemen if they'd ever played some shortstop, they'd tell you they had, possibly even as recently in college or in the low minors. Wouldn't you think a 2B would handle better than 9 of 10 chances cleanly at SS?

Of course, if the guy fielded .910 at second, then I retract my statement.

CaptainObvious · 07-06-2009, 02:54 PM

1 at DP turn? That guy should definitely not play 2B. Or SS. He might be ok at 3B, but his arm is a little weak for that.

06-30-2009, 08:59 PM	#1
so49as Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 325	Training Catcher to play 2B ANyone ever have any luck moving a catcher to 2B? He has IF ratings of 7-4-6-1; Range, Error, Arm, Double Play. I've played him 48 games in single A and he hasn't improved his Fielding rating. .927 FA with 17 Errors. That double play rating might not help. My ML 2B have 31 in similar games. I figured Biggio made the move, so maybe this guy could.

07-01-2009, 01:45 AM	#2
Left-handed Badger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: at the altar of the baseball god praying for middle infield that can catch the ball Posts: 2,036	The only success I have ever had with moving catchers was to 1B. __________________ -Left-handed groundball specialist -Strikeouts are for wimps

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tysok Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,925	I've gotten a C to move to LF, RF, 1B, and 3B. They can move if they have the ratings. Somewhere someone has posted up the absolute minimums for each position. I doubt any would meet those minimums for the middle infield, and a rarity to meet them anywhere but 1B. __________________ I don't know about you, but as for me, the question has already been answered: Should we be here? Yes! Jack Buck, September 17, 2001 It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. I firmly believe that any man's finest hour... is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. (Vince Lombardi) I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. (George S. Patton)

07-01-2009, 03:44 PM	#4
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	In an online league I tried to move a 2B to SS due to an injury. After 18 errors and a fielding% below 0.900 I had to give up his bat and put in a bad hitter just for defense. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

07-06-2009, 02:54 PM	#9
CaptainObvious Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: internet Posts: 122	1 at DP turn? That guy should definitely not play 2B. Or SS. He might be ok at 3B, but his arm is a little weak for that. __________________ WBH - Hamilton Steelers (2009-2021?) World of Baseball: Bad Fan Fiction edition

07-03-2009, 07:22 PM	#6
mikemulloy Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2	steven larud

07-04-2009, 08:23 AM	#7
so49as Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 325	Thanks everyone. I've moved him back to catcher. He just wasn't making any real progress. The AI drafted a lot of catchers for me in the late rounds. I have had success moving them to 1st and 3rd, but no dice on this guy at 2nd. Oh well.