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#5032 | 10/21/2013 7:36:43 am | ||
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 881 Kodiak Mules III.3 | I have this player, Ramiro Cortez ("http://brokenbat.org/player/44261"). Even tho 30yo, with 5 years of experience, still he's without a defensive position. What does it mean? He's only capable of playing DH (even tho he's got good defensive skills= 13/18/13)? Or rather he can play in any position? That is, there's any kind of bonus for player with a defensive position, or it's rather a penalty for playing out-of-position? |
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#5033 | 10/21/2013 8:49:36 am | ||
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 315 Anchorage Lawless V.8 | I have included what I think are the relevant extracts from the rules: http://brokenbat.org/rules#players
http://brokenbat.org/rules#players
Players will play best if selected at a position that suits there defensive skill, see Setting Up Your Defense in the rules http://brokenbat.org/rules#strategy http://brokenbat.org/rules#players
So the absence of a fielding position in a player's profile isn't a restriction, simply an indication that the player lacks experience in any given position. To play well in a defensive position they will need the right fielding atributes and the benefit that comes from experience - you might have to put up with some errors as they develop. I hope this helps Updated Monday, October 21 2013 @ 8:53:15 am PDT Updated Monday, October 21 2013 @ 8:55:05 am PDT Updated Monday, October 21 2013 @ 8:57:57 am PDT Updated Monday, October 21 2013 @ 8:58:36 am PDT |
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#5038 | 10/21/2013 11:55:38 am | ||
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4981 Administrator | Here is the link: Ramiro Cortez Steve |
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#5039 | 10/21/2013 12:03:45 pm | ||
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4981 Administrator | This just means that he hasn’t played enough games recently to be really good at any position (except DH). He’s only played in 250+ games over the last 10 years, so his positional experience has eroded. It looks like his best position overall is OF, but he’s not proficient at that position to be even be “adequate” anymore. He’s got really good range, and decent fielding and an above average arm. He could probably be a nice center fielder for a few years. Steve |
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#5052 | 10/21/2013 3:03:41 pm | ||
curtisp5286 Joined: 08/25/2012 Posts: 95 Inactive | While we are on this subject, I've noticed that even if you play a prospect at a certain position in all your spring training games for 3-4 years they still will not show the new position as one that they have learned. A feature that allows prospects to learn a new position while playing in the minors might be nice. Maybe there would have to be a small cost associated with this. Perhaps a 5-10% decrease in their overall training rate while they learn the new position. Curtis P |
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#5055 | 10/21/2013 4:15:06 pm | ||
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4981 Administrator | Okay...fair point about learning new position in the minors. Steve |