Training new positions

[Mikecouil]

In entry league I was swapping my 2B and SS to have them both train at each other's spots and then I had my outfield mixed around as well. They were all decently trained and then I got promoted and it defaulted back to the original nothingness.

Is that ONLY for entry league or can I toss out the idea of cross training to prepare for the next season altogether?

[stl jason]

entry league training resets when you are moved to your regular tier (rookie, stone, iron in the first push).

after that, it will carry over season-to-season

[Mikecouil]

Thank you much.

[The Otter]

A semi-related question: do players learn positions during tournaments, or only during the main season?

[Lemandria]

Originally Posted by The Otter

A semi-related question: do players learn positions during tournaments, or only during the main season?

Nope, tourneys are purely 'virgin' card ratings.

[Matty86]

Is there any set amount of time that players need to play at a new position to get a rating there?

[Threnodas]

Originally Posted by Matty86

Is there any set amount of time that players need to play at a new position to get a rating there?

No, it’s not as simple as X number of games = full experience at a position. The rating increases slowly and non-linearly with each game/inning played. It increases fastest for players with high fielding ratings and for positions that are easiest to play (father to the left on the defensive spectrum). It increases slowest for players with low fielding ratings and for the hardest positions to play on the right of the spectrum, and if you don't see the first rating point after the first couple games, he might not have good enough fielding ratings to gain a rating at that position at all.

Edit: This is how training at new positions works in both classic OOTP and PT, but the bit about never getting a rating should be less relevant in PT, because the game should prevent you from playing him there in the first place.

[RossN]

I just got Dave Winfield through the Padres mission. I'm trying him in LF for the remainder of the season to see how he does. (His card only has a rating for RF)

[mcdog512]

Originally Posted by RossN

I just got Dave Winfield through the Padres mission. I'm trying him in LF for the remainder of the season to see how he does. (His card only has a rating for RF)

He should be about as good, maybe slightly better even is my wild guess.

[ubernoob]

Originally Posted by RossN

I just got Dave Winfield through the Padres mission. I'm trying him in LF for the remainder of the season to see how he does. (His card only has a rating for RF)

He will be better in left than in right.

He will be around 80+ in LF once fully trained there.

There's one easy way to remember this for outfielders as a general rule:

If their Arm is higher than their Range/Error, they will be better in RF. If their Range/Error is higher than their Arm, they will be better in LF.

If they have good range/error/arm in abundance, play them in CF (most of the time it will be CFs retraining to LF or RF though, save for if you want them to be a backup with 50-70 defense.)

[Matty86]

Originally Posted by Threnodas

No, it’s not as simple as X number of games = full experience at a position. The rating increases slowly and non-linearly with each game/inning played. It increases fastest for players with high fielding ratings and for positions that are easiest to play (father to the left on the defensive spectrum). It increases slowest for players with low fielding ratings and for the hardest positions to play on the right of the spectrum, and if you don't see the first rating point after the first couple games, he might not have good enough fielding ratings to gain a rating at that position at all.

Edit: This is how training at new positions works in both classic OOTP and PT, but the bit about never getting a rating should be less relevant in PT, because the game should prevent you from playing him there in the first place.

Thanks! I was wondering how much it may differ from the normal game, this is good info thank you!

[EJ]

Somewhat along these lines . . . if a player has learned a new position and is then sold at auction, does he carry that new position with him? TIA.

[mcdog512]

Originally Posted by EJ

Somewhat along these lines . . . if a player has learned a new position and is then sold at auction, does he carry that new position with him? TIA.

I believe so, yes.