Why Is Danny Tartabull Rated So High @ 2B?

The Game · 06-08-2016, 02:30 PM

Cloned Tartabull, deleted the original. Neutralized stats, development on.
He only played 32 games @ 2B IRL. Rockers have Bobby Rayburn = Ryen Sandberg at DH.

swampdragon · 06-08-2016, 02:54 PM

Tartabull came up as a superutility player. His range factors in the middle infield were good. That error rating is way too high, though. He committed an error at 2B and SS about once every three games. Maybe the development engine just treated him well.

BIG17EASY · 06-08-2016, 03:15 PM

He played a handful of games (32, to be exact) at second base early in his career in real life, so he likely imported with a second base rating. The AI was probably forced to use him at second for some reason and the development engine took over from there.

BigRed75 · 06-08-2016, 10:37 PM

In a related story, anybody else remember when Kevin Mitchell was a 3B/SS?

I remember when he was with the Reds late in his career, my dad and I went to a game against the Giants. John Burkett had a perfect game through 7 innings, Kevin Mitchell broke it up in the bottom of the 8th by beating out an infield hit.

Mntwins · 06-09-2016, 09:43 AM

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Kevin Mitchell broke it up in the bottom of the 8th by beating out an infield hit.

Assos · 06-09-2016, 09:48 AM

Danny was Ben Zobrist before Ben Zobrist, at least in the minors. If you check out his minor league positions, 2B, SS, and 3B are listed among his chances. But, back in the day, most 2B did not hit for power and it was so much easier to move a power hitter to the outfield. And to keep him at 3B was out of the question because the Mariners thought they had something in Jim Presley. With 1986 being his big year.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/re...d=tartab001dan

And I forgot, everyone's favorite 2B turned announcer, Harold Reynolds was the starting 2B.

BigRed75 · 06-09-2016, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRed75

I remember when he was with the Reds late in his career, my dad and I went to a game against the Giants. John Burkett had a perfect game through 7 innings, Kevin Mitchell broke it up in the bottom of the 8th by beating out an infield hit.

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Originally Posted by Mntwins

I know. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it.

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swampdragon Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Lonely Mountain Posts: 2,509	Tartabull came up as a superutility player. His range factors in the middle infield were good. That error rating is way too high, though. He committed an error at 2B and SS about once every three games. Maybe the development engine just treated him well. __________________ “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies." -- C.S. Lewis

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BigRed75 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,430	In a related story, anybody else remember when Kevin Mitchell was a 3B/SS? I remember when he was with the Reds late in his career, my dad and I went to a game against the Giants. John Burkett had a perfect game through 7 innings, Kevin Mitchell broke it up in the bottom of the 8th by beating out an infield hit. __________________ Mainline team SPTT team Was not a Snag fan...until I saw the fallout once he was gone and realized what a good job he was actually doing. - Ty Cobb

06-09-2016, 09:48 AM	#6
Assos All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 1,772	Danny was Ben Zobrist before Ben Zobrist, at least in the minors. If you check out his minor league positions, 2B, SS, and 3B are listed among his chances. But, back in the day, most 2B did not hit for power and it was so much easier to move a power hitter to the outfield. And to keep him at 3B was out of the question because the Mariners thought they had something in Jim Presley. With 1986 being his big year. http://www.baseball-reference.com/re...d=tartab001dan And I forgot, everyone's favorite 2B turned announcer, Harold Reynolds was the starting 2B. Last edited by Assos; 06-09-2016 at 10:00 AM.

06-08-2016, 03:15 PM	#3
BIG17EASY Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,291	He played a handful of games (32, to be exact) at second base early in his career in real life, so he likely imported with a second base rating. The AI was probably forced to use him at second for some reason and the development engine took over from there.