Question about Fielding Ratings and Speed

jpeters1734 · 10-01-2014, 03:35 PM

Does speed factor into fielding? For example, would a player with 9 speed and 9 range get to the ball faster than a guy with 5 speed and 9 range?

Lukas Berger · 10-01-2014, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jpeters1734

Does speed factor into fielding? For example, would a player with 9 speed and 9 range get to the ball faster than a guy with 5 speed and 9 range?

I don't believe it does. Not going to be dogmatic and say that with 100% certainty, but I'm 99.1% sure of it

jpeters1734 · 10-01-2014, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by lukasberger

I don't believe it does. Not going to be dogmatic and say that with 100% certainty, but I'm 99.1% sure of it

ok good.

RchW · 10-01-2014, 04:01 PM

Think of Rickey Henderson, Otis Nixon and Juan Pierre. All the speed in the world but below average in the OF. I would hope that where good fielding skills are matched with speed the overall rating is boosted in OOTP. Players like Willie Wilson and Kenny Lofton should exist.

jasonn29tn14 · 10-01-2014, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

Think of Rickey Henderson, Otis Nixon and Juan Pierre. All the speed in the world but below average in the OF. I would hope that where good fielding skills are matched with speed the overall rating is boosted in OOTP. Players like Willie Wilson and Kenny Lofton should exist.

As for Otis Nixon I would suggest looking up his 1992 catch of an Andy Van Slyke would-be home run ball on YouTube.......

Number4 · 10-01-2014, 06:47 PM

I am pretty sure fielding range and speed are linked internally (so faster players tend to have bigger ranges), but you don't get any actual ingame bonus for having a faster speed. So speed is already included in range.

If your fast guy has an absymal range, it is because he's flailing about in the outfield and can't get a proper read on many balls. However a slow guy with great range has good instincts and quick reflexes and therefore gets to many balls anyway.

jpeters1734 · 10-01-2014, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Number4

I am pretty sure fielding range and speed are linked internally (so faster players tend to have bigger ranges), but you don't get any actual ingame bonus for having a faster speed. So speed is already included in range.

If your fast guy has an absymal range, it is because he's flailing about in the outfield and can't get a proper read on many balls. However a slow guy with great range has good instincts and quick reflexes and therefore gets to many balls anyway.

That's how I interpret it. I do hope it is like that

Lukas Berger · 10-01-2014, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Number4

I am pretty sure fielding range and speed are linked internally (so faster players tend to have bigger ranges), but you don't get any actual ingame bonus for having a faster speed. So speed is already included in range.

If your fast guy has an absymal range, it is because he's flailing about in the outfield and can't get a proper read on many balls. However a slow guy with great range has good instincts and quick reflexes and therefore gets to many balls anyway.

We've discussed this in beta before. Iirc, they aren't terribly closely linked by the game. There's a loose correlation, not a strong one, with matches real life quite well.

RchW · 10-01-2014, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonn29tn14

As for Otis Nixon I would suggest looking up his 1992 catch of an Andy Van Slyke would-be home run ball on YouTube.......

Bad fielders can make great plays. I'm talking about every play. When you look at Nixon's career he was below average defensively.

Carney Lansford was the gold standard for a below average fielder looking good on video. His range was so limited that he had to dive for routine GB. Such plays often became undeserving highlights for home team broadcasters.

How many times has the phrase "pasta diving Jeter" been uttered.

jpeters1734 · 10-02-2014, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by RchW

Bad fielders can make great plays. I'm talking about every play. When you look at Nixon's career he was below average defensively.

Carney Lansford was the gold standard for a below average fielder looking good on video. His range was so limited that he had to dive for routine GB. Such plays often became undeserving highlights for home team broadcasters.

How many times has the phrase "pasta diving Jeter" been uttered.

I remember hearing the opposite about Andrew Jones. He always got to the ball so fast he never had any highlights in the OF.

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Number4 Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 460	I am pretty sure fielding range and speed are linked internally (so faster players tend to have bigger ranges), but you don't get any actual ingame bonus for having a faster speed. So speed is already included in range. If your fast guy has an absymal range, it is because he's flailing about in the outfield and can't get a proper read on many balls. However a slow guy with great range has good instincts and quick reflexes and therefore gets to many balls anyway.