Defensive ratings

[SwedeMet]

I have some questions regarding defensive positioins.

Is it possible for a player to learn a new position and if yes, it this done by assigning him a new position and from there he will start learning his new position? Does players in the minor get experience and learn only the position they've been assigned or will for examble a young outfielder improve across all OF positions as he develops?

[magicspeedo]

Originally Posted by SwedeMet

I have some questions regarding defensive positioins.

Is it possible for a player to learn a new position and if yes, it this done by assigning him a new position and from there he will start learning his new position? Does players in the minor get experience and learn only the position they've been assigned or will for examble a young outfielder improve across all OF positions as he develops?

Players will definitely improve to the best of their ability at a position if you play them there. This is determined by their other defensive attributes (arm, range, etc). However, I have no clue about if they progress in the minors that way.

The best way to do it for youngsters is to put them as a back up in that position and set them to play every 7 days. Once they get to a yellow color or so you can throw them in there full time, otherwise they suck for a while.