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Old 04-01-2002, 09:23 PM   #1
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Have any of you guys run any tests on the effects of defence on pitching(era, runners per 9,hits etc.)? Also, is therea corolation between a player's position and his ability to learn a new position; like can a LF or C learn to play 2B as quickly and as well as a SS can?
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Old 04-01-2002, 09:32 PM   #2
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[quote]Have any of you guys run any tests on the effects of defence on pitching(era, runners per 9,hits etc.)? <hr></blockquote>

No tests, but there is ample evidence from OOTP3 online leagues - quality defense has a major effect on pitching (as it should ).

[quote] Also, is therea corolation between a player's position and his ability to learn a new position; like can a LF or C learn to play 2B as quickly and as well as a SS can? <hr></blockquote>

There is, though it is not as strict as I was hoping for. A catcher can sometimes learn to play SS, but a 2B will usually learn to play SS more quickly.
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Old 04-01-2002, 09:47 PM   #3
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Thats kinda what I thought too, based on experience and common sense. I assume that defense up the middle has a bigger impact than at the corners. Is there one position- SS or CF maybe- that can turn my good pitchers' bad ERA's around? And what kind of an impact does a C's defensive ability have?
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[quote]Originally posted by HMKRich:
<strong>Thats kinda what I thought too, based on experience and common sense. I assume that defense up the middle has a bigger impact than at the corners. Is there one position- SS or CF maybe- that can turn my good pitchers' bad ERA's around? And what kind of an impact does a C's defensive ability have?</strong><hr></blockquote>

This is based on hunches, experience, and on opinions of other fanatical online league GM's. Please take with a boulder of salt :
- Don't forget about fielding percentage. Everyone's fielding percentage is important, but obviously it's much more important that the guys that get the most chances have a good percentage.
- Same deal with range - I think SS, 2B, and CF are most important as they get the most chances. Some GM's feel catcher range is not very important, and I don't concentrate on that either, though I will usually look at the catcher arm, fielding %, and passed balls. IMO the SS position might have the highest impact on team ERA. Is a B range SS with a .979 fielding % worth more than a A range SS with a .962 fielding %? Geez, you got me there.
- Look out for truly terrible fielding percentages when using the Lahman DB. Maybe they corrected this by now but I recall an OF with a .700 fielding percentage getting 50+ errors in a season.

Overall I think the decisions of bat versus glove priorities are fairly realistic. I have had great hitters I could not trade due to poor defense, but I managed to fit them into an offense-starved lineup (imagining them wearing shinpads at 3rd base ). I have also had (as a NL club) a great hitter that was virtually unplayable due to terrible defense, and I had to cart him off at a reduced price to an AL club.
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