What would prevent players from gaining experience by playing a position?

[junebug41]

I'm running a league using neutralized stats and random debut. I have it set to base fielding ratings on "entire career".

Does this setting make it impossible to train a guy up by playing him at a position he's not rated (or not rated highly) in? Even a SS with good skill ratings can't gain a 3B or 2B ratings, because the experience points won't budge off 0.

I haven't seen this problem in other leagues. Anyone know the explanation?

Thanks.

[The Game]

Originally Posted by junebug41

I'm running a league using neutralized stats and random debut. I have it set to base fielding ratings on "entire career".

Does this setting make it impossible to train a guy up by playing him at a position he's not rated (or not rated highly) in? Even a SS with good skill ratings can't gain a 3B or 2B ratings, because the experience points won't budge off 0.

I haven't seen this problem in other leagues. Anyone know the explanation?

Thanks.

From my exp trying to get a real player to learn a new position during ST & regular season he will never get above a 2 or 3 and then it resets back to 0 come the off season. Also check his ratings if it is 0 then he wont ever learn it. Taking say Albert Pujols and try putting him in LF won't work, even though he played some LF IRL.

[JMDurron]

I think you need to turn player development on to let experience accumulate at a new position. Recalc before the next season will keep the development from taking players too far out of their historical norms.

[junebug41]

This is consistent with what I've seen in other leagues. Experience-based development that is then wiped out at recalc (it would actually be cool and sensible if gained experience was immune from recalc).

At any rate, I do have development turned on, but turned down by about 25%.

My experience with real players has been that they learn a position reasonably quickly if they have good skill ratings and/or they player a higher position in the hierarchy (i.e. a SS learning to play 3B or 1B). But I can't get anyone to budge in this league.

Originally Posted by JMDurron

I think you need to turn player development on to let experience accumulate at a new position. Recalc before the next season will keep the development from taking players too far out of their historical norms.