Sorry to ask this. I know there are a lot of these, but is this how you would align these guys? the 2B is my biggest question mark.

Suarez 79, 80, 89, 81 = SS

Reynoso 88, 76, 78, 74 = CF

Montero 77, 80, 71, 80 = 3B

Merrick 77, 73, 80, 77 = RF

Grey 78, 82, 53, 64 = 2B

Rooney 68, 63, 50, 60 = LF

Kelly 42, 31, 34, 41 = 1B

Your SS and CF are both below average glove wise. They should be in the upper half of errors made.

If those are the only guys to consider, I'd say you have them in the right positions.

I would probably switch and right fielders, but it doesn't make a huge difference.

Quote: Originally Posted By jtrinsey on 4/06/2010I would probably switch and right fielders, but it doesn't make a huge difference

That doesn't make any sense.

Quote: Originally Posted By sanderbear on 4/06/2010

Quote: Originally Posted By jtrinsey on 4/06/2010
I would probably switch and right fielders, but it doesn't make a huge difference.

That doesn't make any sense.

I don't understand why either...

I've played this game for a while now, and still feel like I have almost no clue how to win. I'm trying to improve, but I'm not that smart.

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A few more balls might get hit to LF but not enough to warrant a move that would put Rooney (an above LF) in a position of having a below average arm in RF.

ML teams always put their best OF arm in RF. Best range in CF. Best bat in LF. LF is the least important position on the field. Refer to SABR for a list od defensive importance, most to least.

Quote: Originally Posted By timf on 4/06/2010
A few more balls might get hit to LF but not enough to warrant a move that would put Rooney (an above LF) in a position of having a below average arm in RF.

According to the data across all worlds, LF get 3.793 PO per game (3.967 TC per game). RF get 2.757 (2.922 TC per game). That's more than 1 extra PO per game, so more than 162 extra PO per season. I can see that carrying some weight, especially considering the average assists for a RF is only 18.144 compared to 15.714 for LF.

As far as the OP, I don't think I've ever seen a team sacrifice so much D up the middle while having plus defenders at the 3B/RF/LF spots. It's actually the complete opposite of what I normally try to do.

As Zbrent said, your fielder will get 100-200 more balls hit to him over the course of the season than your right fielder. I suspect that your right fielder will not have to make throws on 100-200 runners attempting to go from 1st to 3rd on a single.

It's the same reason why I suspect that it might be worthwhile to put a superior defender at 2B compared to CF, because 2B will be involved in twice as many plays. I haven't tried that yet though.

If RF is the most unimportant, should I put my 1B there? Should Kelly be hidden in RF instead of at first base (where he catches a lot more balls than he would in RF)?

I agree with zbrent, Merrick would be my LF, Rooney in right...

LF gets a good bit more chances, the throwing isn't nearly as important...

Quote: Originally posted by tommy_cian on 4/06/2010If RF is the most unimportant, should I put my 1B there?  Should Kelly be hidden in RF instead of at first base (where he catches a lot more balls than he would in RF)?

Nah, 1B is the easiest defensive position. The majority of balls they field are balls thrown to them from 3B/2B/SS that anybody could catch. Kelly will be slightly below average at 1B, and Rooney would be slightly above average at RF. Together, it should be just about a wash. However, I would estimate that Kelly would cost you upwards of 15 runs over the course of the season in RF while Rooney probably isn't saving more than 10 at 1B.

Overall though, you have a reasonably good defense. Suarez is your biggest hole and will probably cost you close to 10 runs compared to the average shortstop. Reynoso will make a few more errors than average, but is a fine CF and probably won't cost you more than a couple runs and likewise for Kelly at 1B. Your other defenders are all decent (Rooney, Grey), good (Montero) or great (Merrick) for their positions.

Quote: Originally Posted By schuyler101 on 4/06/2010
I agree with zbrent, Merrick would be my LF, Rooney in right...

LF gets a good bit more chances, the throwing isn't nearly as important...

I disagree. Merrick in right, Rooney in . The corner outfield spots just aren't all that demanding relative to most other positions. I recently had a guy with 35 glove play 130 games as a corner outfielder, making one error. Even if this is atypical, Rooney is much better, so his glove is not going to be a problem. His arm would be a problem in right, especially if your opponent turns his baserunning aggresiveness up.