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Originally Posted by Jay Elias
He is a much better defensive first baseman than third baseman. He's a four star prospect at third but not at first because the comparable talent is so much higher at first base - his offense is more valuable in the game if he plays third. I'm not trying to argue about his quality as a player, just explaining how the game engine is valuing him.
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So a guy who is a 30-40 HR guy will be a 4-star guy at 3rd and a 1-star guy at 1st, even though he plays better defense at 1st. If a 30-40 HR guy at first was a below average player there, then I think you'd have a point. Last time I checked though, those guys don't exactly grow on trees (there were 10 in the ML last year). If that's the way the game values him, that's fine, but it doesn't make much sense.