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I agree that range is much more important than fielding percentage, unless the errors involved are in situations with runners in scoring position, and especially if they are throwing errors. A throwing error is usually a lot more costly than simply failing to field the ball.
But I have an additional question. Have any of you studied how frequently an A or B range is paired with a relatively poor fielding percentage? Or vice versa? Typically, players with great range are also great defensive players in terms of avoiding errors. Sure, they might sometimes increase their own errors because they can get to more balls and put themselves into more situations to commit a throwing error or botch a play, but, generally, range and defense should go together.
If there are too many instances where range and fielding percentage don't match up very well, then maybe this should be adjusted. But this is not something that I've tracked or looked into so far.
By the way, while we're on the topic of range and defense, does anyone know if OOTP uses the Range Factor statistic to determine the right range and throwing arm ratings in the outfield?
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