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Originally Posted by Pelican
So, what I do is take, for example, the guy who is 25/45 at 2B and 25/70 at SS and 35/60 at 3B and make him the starting shortstop. (I change his primary position to SS, I lock SS as his position under the player strategy tab, and I put him in the lineup at SS, and post the daily lineups. That way, instead of trying to become the ultimate utility player, “Jack of all trades master of none”, he should, as Syd suggests, begin to improve his SS defensive rating. None of this, of course, will make him hit, LOL.
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I know you're only giving an example, but it's definitely rare to see a guy with a higher potential rating at SS than the other IF positions.
When it comes to those type of guys in the minors I look at all of the offensive ratings and potentials first. If it looks like the guy might be able to hit enough to eventually be an MLB starter, then I will try to maximize him at one given position the exact same way that you do. But if it looks like his long term projection with the bat might not be that of an MLB starter then I actually will let him kind of continue to be a utility guy in the minors as that "jack of all trades, master of none" does serve a little bit of purpose as a spot-starter off an MLB bench.