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Originally Posted by GBL
Hello BirdWatcher,
you said that the infield error value would not play a role in the Errors. I would directly agree with you, but the game would have the value (the value can also be seen under ratings). so the game could use this to calculate the erros of the catcher.
in my test league (2 teams, completely identical teams) i only changed the values of one catcher and gave him an infield error rating of 250. the other catcher had a rating of 0.
Result: The errors over 324 games were about the same, about 15. this means that only the two catcher ratings are used to calculate the errors. The infield error really doesn't matter.
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This is the wording directly from the OOTP Manual:
"Catcher Ability
Catcher Ability is a measure of a catcher's overall catching skill. Catcher Ability isn't truly a distinct rating. It is more of a composite number based on a combination of the player's defensive skills (arm, error, range) and his experience at the position."
So, yes, to reiterate and clarify, infield error ratings have nothing to do with errors made by a player while playing the position of catcher. There is no specific error rating for this position but rather a complex number of things interact within the over-arching rating called Catcher Ability.
(I'm perhaps a bit confused by the wording in your post above, but it seems like we are ultimately saying the same thing- that we have reached the same conclusion. Right?)