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Old 06-03-2015, 01:10 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by David Watts View Post
Seems to me, the better solution is for OOTP to give defense its due and not simply stuff lineups full of the best offensive players available. In most of the OP's examples he makes it clear that there were often several available options with fielding ratings, yet the AI inserted a player with no ratings at the position. WHY? I wonder if the inserted player was a superior offensive choice? The fictional game has more options, but more options often means we get a good bat/horrible defense CF playing SS, over a good defense/poor to average bat SS.
Exactly. I also give examples in post #20. With all due respect (and thanks) to Matt, I think he glossed over this aspect in his response.
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