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Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date	Function

#7869	05/27/2014 6:29:04 am
LCabral23 Joined: 08/19/2012 Posts: 95 Inactive	I've noticed that the arm and range skills do not tend to increase or decease for players. If they do, it appears to be a very small change that is based on discovering their actual skill level with playing time... Am I seeing this correctly? And is there a reason that these skills do not increase in the same way that the fielding skill does?

#7871	05/27/2014 9:46:55 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Each skill evolves and decline differently. Some skills will improve a lot more with training and experience. Some skills are more fixed -- as some things are trainable and other are more inherent to a players natural athletic ability. Steve

#7872	05/27/2014 11:47:31 am
LCabral23 Joined: 08/19/2012 Posts: 95 Inactive	So arm and range are "inherent" skills then, I take it? Does this mean that if I take a minor league player with mid-level arm/range stats and train him at a position that requires these skills be good... he will most likely not improve very much and, thus, not be worth training in this position?

#7874	05/27/2014 1:30:11 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	That’s the gist of it. In general, you should probably look at a young players throwing hand, range, arm and defensive scouting report and try to position him in a position that makes sense for those attributes (if his current one doesn’t fit). Of course, this may be adjusted according the other players you have on your club and in the minors (i.e. probably don’t need six catchers). Steve