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Originally Posted by wuttang
I am curious as what the range factor really means.
You hear "he has good range" IRL, but what if a hypothetical OOTP CF or SS has 90 range but 20 speed? Slow but good routes? Wouldn't he still be a bad defensive player?
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I know where you're coming from -- I've been puzzled that I can have an outfielder who has a plus defensive range but a single-digit (out of 100) speed score; even taking into account the explicit separation between Speed and Range (as per below), it's as stretch to imagine how such a slow-footed player on the basepaths manages to cover so much green on the field ... but I just go with it.
The manual states:
Running Speed is strictly for offensive play. For example, Running Speed does not factor into an outfielder's range. However, Running Speed and Defensive Range are linked internally. For example, as a player ages, his speed and range will generally decline at the same pace.