Do defense, baserunning, bunting, etc improve?

[chort]

Or only the hitting skills? I'm wondering if prospects with currently poor defense will ever get better.

Also can someone confirm that only running speed decreases with age, not baserunning and stealing? It seems that way (makes sense).

[magicspeedo]

Originally Posted by chort

Or only the hitting skills? I'm wondering if prospects with currently poor defense will ever get better.

Also can someone confirm that only running speed decreases with age, not baserunning and stealing? It seems that way (makes sense).

I have never seen any of those increase. I have seen a players position rating increase though, but not their arm or range.

And I have seen base running go down for older players, but not much.

[chort]

Good point, I did see Ramiro Pena's position ratings increase after using him often as defensive replacement.