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Originally Posted by brotherblues
In the last few versions I haven't seen it really move. Basically a guy's catcher ability the moment he's created tells you what he'll be the rest of his career, with little to no change. It's less affected by age too, from what I recall. It eventually collapses just like everything else, just takes longer.
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Yeah it is like the basic fielding ratings for everyone. A player can get better at the positional rating but catcher ability, arm, IF/OF range, IF/OF error, IF/OF Arm, and turn DP don't seem to change in anyway you can see until the player declines. The game never put potential on any of this, it is just what it is.
That maybe realistic. This is the type of stuff you learn well before the minors. Although I would like to see range decline more slowly and have a probability of increase, the error and maybe arm are pretty much what they will be by the time a guy is in the majors. I think it is rare someone starts off a bad fielder and becomes a good one. I can't think of any examples. I can see a guy might get slightly quicker or less quick over time affecting range or a OF getting body comp right increases movement but I am not sure how much more you can work on glove work and arm by the time a player is in the minors.
I think the one counter example is Pete Rose who was scouted as not being able to field, hit, or run. In the minors he had a high work ethic and learned a lot. So maybe those ratings are fixed for everyone at the point of signing a contract.