Editing positions?

daves · 04-23-2012, 06:56 PM

How easy is it to move a SS to 2b or a CF to RF or LF?

yiyiyiyi9999 · 04-23-2012, 06:59 PM

Go to the player page, on the bottom it will say SET POSITION TO.....

Hope this helps.

FlaviusFlav · 04-26-2012, 08:30 AM

Will they start to gain defensive skill at their new position?

1998 Yankees · 04-26-2012, 08:36 AM

That depends on their defensive ratings. For example, a guy with low infield range, error rating and a weak arm is never going to be a great shortstop. If a player does have decent basic ratings, though, his overall defensive skill and performance will increase with experience at the position. Bear in mind that there is a strategy setting in the player profile to force the AI to start the player at this position so that he does get experience.

EDIT: More to your question - I believe its easier for a player to move from the infield to the outfield, but the same principles apply. For example, a converted right-fielder with a weak arm is not going to do very well, and a converted center-fielder with low outfield range would probably better off in left- or right-field.

OutS|der · 04-26-2012, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by daves

How easy is it to move a SS to 2b or a CF to RF or LF?

From the OOTP Manual your best friend

Learning New Positions

Players learn new positions through practice. The best way to accomplish this is by having them play in a new position. Players learn more quickly when they play regularly in the minor leagues, or in spring training. The more a player plays at a certain position, the more he improves. After he has acquired a certain amount of experience at a position, he will be given a position rating that will display on his profile.
OOTP follows the concept of the "defensive spectrum." The defensive spectrum is as follows: DH - 1B - LF - RF - 3B - CF - 2B - SS. Generally speaking, the further to the right, the harder the position is to play and the harder it will be to convert a player to that position. Position players can learn to play catcher, but it often takes a very long time, and they typically don't make very good ones.

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1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium, back in 1998. Posts: 8,645	That depends on their defensive ratings. For example, a guy with low infield range, error rating and a weak arm is never going to be a great shortstop. If a player does have decent basic ratings, though, his overall defensive skill and performance will increase with experience at the position. Bear in mind that there is a strategy setting in the player profile to force the AI to start the player at this position so that he does get experience. EDIT: More to your question - I believe its easier for a player to move from the infield to the outfield, but the same principles apply. For example, a converted right-fielder with a weak arm is not going to do very well, and a converted center-fielder with low outfield range would probably better off in left- or right-field. Last edited by 1998 Yankees; 04-26-2012 at 08:39 AM.

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yiyiyiyi9999 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 4	Go to the player page, on the bottom it will say SET POSITION TO..... Hope this helps.

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FlaviusFlav Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 155	Will they start to gain defensive skill at their new position?