I would think that in real life, it would affect a player's morale. For instance if you were demoted from lead-off to say the #8 spot in the order, you probably would either get a little ticked off and depending on how rage makes you play you might become more impatient at the plate or you might step up the performance a notch trying to prove that you can hit. Just the way I think it would be....I'm sure someone will disagree.
