Learning a new position and a couple of other questions

[Battman]

Had to once again start my league over to get a few settings correct. Think I am there.
1) I had to make a lst minute trade to get my 25 man roster down. In the process, I traded way my backup CFer. So, I need to have another OFer learn the position, but it is start of the regular season. If I change his primary position to Centerfield, and send him to the minors for a month, will he be used at that position and get a rating for it? Or should I just keep him in the majors and put him out there as needed, suffering the low/no rating? Or trade him for another player? (BTW, 1970 Joe Rudi was my pickup, trading away Al Oliver. Other players involved)
2) When setting up the game AI, does setting the trade preference setting set that for just me, or for all of the computer managers? I have it set to equal preference.

[snepp]

1. I would send him to AAA for a while and use the player strategy setting to "force start" at centerfield.

2. I think that setting only matters when the AI is interacting in direct transactions with you, but maybe it applies in ai-to-ai as well. Someone else would have to chime in here.

[Battman]

Originally Posted by snepp

1. I would send him to AAA for a while and use the player strategy setting to "force start" at centerfield.

2. I think that setting only matters when the AI is interacting in direct transactions with you, but maybe it applies in ai-to-ai as well. Someone else would have to chime in here.

Thanks for the reply. I will look into this setting.

[Humboldt KA]

Originally Posted by Battman

Thanks for the reply. I will look into this setting.

I think you also have to select "Override Team Strategy Settings."

A simpler approach is to simply set that as the player's position and set all others on that ML team who could play there to other positions. When I've done that and go and check the lineups later, the chosen player is always listed as the starter at that position. Depending on the AI manager, though, not sure this would always work.

[snepp]

Force start shouldn't require the use of override. I use it routinely in my ai-controlled minors and have never seen the AI not adhere to it.

[Humboldt KA]

Originally Posted by snepp

Force start shouldn't require the use of override. I use it routinely in my ai-controlled minors and have never seen the AI not adhere to it.

IDK whether "force override" is necessary, but when I use player game strategy I always do it.

But that is too much work. It is easier to set that player's position to the one you want him to learn and set all others who can play that position to something else. That seems to work too.

[tonnage]

Originally Posted by snepp

Force start shouldn't require the use of override. I use it routinely in my ai-controlled minors and have never seen the AI not adhere to it.

Agreed. The AI has never changed it on me either.