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silentrob · 08-05-2008, 09:08 PM

I'd like to revive this thread with a new and I hope related question. I've been reading the posts on defensive imports today, but couldn't find anyone speaking to this precise issues. Keep in mind all these comments reflect the fact that I play an historical league without the recalc, so positions will not automatically update from year to year.

I understand why certain guys who played many positions historically only play 1 or 2 as rookies, if the other positions were a later career transition for them. This makes sense enough to me. I'm worried if the AI teams will ever teach players to play other positions, however. For example, in my current league, one team has 2 of the league's 10 best hitters, but both play 3b only, so with no DH, one guy pretty much just pinch hits. Furthermore, the bench guy has good defensive abilities, and so presumably would play tolerable defense at another position, but so far this year the AI has not played him anywhere except 3b.

If the AI teams never teach guys new defensive positions, that is rather limiting to career development in historical leagues. If the AI teams won't teach players new positions, then I can definitely understand why some people are clamoring for guys playing all their career positions upon import. Can someone who has played many seasons of a historical replay, or someone with knowledge of how the AI engine decides these things, address this issue?

Thanks in advance if anyone knows how this works.

08-05-2008, 09:08 PM	#13
silentrob Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalispell, MT Posts: 232	I'd like to revive this thread with a new and I hope related question. I've been reading the posts on defensive imports today, but couldn't find anyone speaking to this precise issues. Keep in mind all these comments reflect the fact that I play an historical league without the recalc, so positions will not automatically update from year to year. I understand why certain guys who played many positions historically only play 1 or 2 as rookies, if the other positions were a later career transition for them. This makes sense enough to me. I'm worried if the AI teams will ever teach players to play other positions, however. For example, in my current league, one team has 2 of the league's 10 best hitters, but both play 3b only, so with no DH, one guy pretty much just pinch hits. Furthermore, the bench guy has good defensive abilities, and so presumably would play tolerable defense at another position, but so far this year the AI has not played him anywhere except 3b. If the AI teams never teach guys new defensive positions, that is rather limiting to career development in historical leagues. If the AI teams won't teach players new positions, then I can definitely understand why some people are clamoring for guys playing all their career positions upon import. Can someone who has played many seasons of a historical replay, or someone with knowledge of how the AI engine decides these things, address this issue? Thanks in advance if anyone knows how this works.