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Garlon · 03-05-2023, 10:24 AM

An average defensive SS will have the Range/Arm/Error/Turn DP ratings to move to 3B or 2B.

An average 2B will not have the Range/Arm/Error/Turn DP to move to SS and lay at an average defensive level. Even a great defensive 2Bmen will not be able to move to SS and perform decently. The same goes for 3B, because a 2Bmen will not have the Arm to play 3B.

An average 3Bmen will not have the Range required for SS or 2B, but they will have the Arm. 3Bmen generally do not have enough Turn DP to be good candidates to move to 2B or SS.

Any infielder can easily learn 1B.

For a given infielder, they are only rated at a single infield position since they only have a single set of component defensive ratings. If there was a player who had 1000 innings at SS and 250 innings at 3B, their ratings will be that of a SS, but they will be given eligibility at 3B. If they played 1000 innings at 3B and 250 at SS their ratings will be that of a 3Bmen and have eligibility at SS.

For example, say that a player has 1.025 Range as a SS but has eligibility at 3B. That player is going to have a great infield Range rating because the baseline Range for SS is much higher than the other positions. If that player has 1.025 Range at 3B but is eligible to play SS they will come in with a much lower Range rating because the baseline Range at 3B is much lower than SS.

There are not that many true SS in the league at any given time. There is generally 1 starting SS per team, and then sometimes you have a utility player who played more games at SS than the other infield positions. Due to scarcity of true SS, there are not many opportunities to move them over to 2B or 3B.

03-05-2023, 10:24 AM	#28
Garlon Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 4,254	An average defensive SS will have the Range/Arm/Error/Turn DP ratings to move to 3B or 2B. An average 2B will not have the Range/Arm/Error/Turn DP to move to SS and lay at an average defensive level. Even a great defensive 2Bmen will not be able to move to SS and perform decently. The same goes for 3B, because a 2Bmen will not have the Arm to play 3B. An average 3Bmen will not have the Range required for SS or 2B, but they will have the Arm. 3Bmen generally do not have enough Turn DP to be good candidates to move to 2B or SS. Any infielder can easily learn 1B. For a given infielder, they are only rated at a single infield position since they only have a single set of component defensive ratings. If there was a player who had 1000 innings at SS and 250 innings at 3B, their ratings will be that of a SS, but they will be given eligibility at 3B. If they played 1000 innings at 3B and 250 at SS their ratings will be that of a 3Bmen and have eligibility at SS. For example, say that a player has 1.025 Range as a SS but has eligibility at 3B. That player is going to have a great infield Range rating because the baseline Range for SS is much higher than the other positions. If that player has 1.025 Range at 3B but is eligible to play SS they will come in with a much lower Range rating because the baseline Range at 3B is much lower than SS. There are not that many true SS in the league at any given time. There is generally 1 starting SS per team, and then sometimes you have a utility player who played more games at SS than the other infield positions. Due to scarcity of true SS, there are not many opportunities to move them over to 2B or 3B.