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Originally Posted by Brad K
What's strange about this is any IF can be trained to play a passable 1B. It's crazy for the computer manager to pick OFs and Cs.
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The most important thing it looks at (I suspect) is the position rating.
A SS (great infield ratings) with no fielding experience at 1B will have a position rating of 0.
An OF or C (terrible or no infield ratings) with the max 200 fielding experience at 1B will have a position rating of 1.
In fact, having the max 200 fielding experience at a position guarantees a rating of at least 1 at that position... even at catcher.
That means, from the perspective of the AI, a catcher or outfielder who has 200 fielding experience at 1B is a better option than an actual infielder who would conceivably be a much better option because he is actually rated for the infield.
So the game handing out 200 fielding experience during the recalc to players who are completely unrated at the position helps break the logic the AI uses to put players at positions.