How do you develop a new position

[preaceps]

So without editing a player. Is there a way to develop a player to change his primary position or at least gain an additional secondary position. Like if I have a young 3b but his way to bigs is blocked. Can I develop of skills if he started with no other secondary?

[KBLover]

Quote: Originally Posted by preaceps

So without editing a player. Is there a way to develop a player to change his primary position or at least gain an additional secondary position. Like if I have a young 3b but his way to bigs is blocked. Can I develop of skills if he started with no other secondary?

Short of editing? I don't think there is.

I have yet to see a player gain a new position by playing him there and there's no training option of course.

[JoseJoseph9119]

You can edit any position player to play anywhere you want them to. You can also just add it to their secondary position and just play them “out of position” if that helps you feel like you aren’t cheating the game or breaking immersion. I have yet to see any penalty for it

[dupontflames]

Well, when two people love each other very much...

[Caulfield]

Quote: Originally Posted by preaceps

So without editing a player. Is there a way to develop a player to change his primary position or at least gain an additional secondary position. Like if I have a young 3b but his way to bigs is blocked. Can I develop of skills if he started with no other secondary?

Since it's not in the game's strategy, I do it myself. I don't consider it cheating, if it's something reasonable a team would do IRL
Besides, I'm the GM, they pay me the big bucks to make those tough decisions.
The biggest problem for me though is I do wish there were 2 sets of reaction, fielding, arm strength & accuracy attributes, 1 for primary and the other for secondary. So that when I add a secondary I can set those attributes extremely low for the first couple games then raise 'em slowly over a period of months.

[TheWarmWind]

Unfortunately no. A way to add or change a players position without editing has been on my personal wish list for a really long time. I just edit and police myself. For example, I'm converting a guy from LF to 1B (he had no secondary position). This year I edited in 1B as a secondary position. If, at the end of the season, he spent half or more of his time playing first base, he can become a first baseman (if I so choose). I also only allow these edits during a certain part of the off season and for the first two days of spring training. I have a part of my off season that I dedicate to a sort of year exit review/year entry goalsetting. This is when I can add or change positions.

It may not be cheating though, in my experience it doesn't always take. I tried to convert a CF to a third baseman once because I thought his stats were better suited to the position. He played three games at third, and was aweful all three times. I converted him back and he continues to be a respectable defender in the OF.

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[KBLover]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

Since it's not in the game's strategy, I do it myself. I don't consider it cheating, if it's something reasonable a team would do IRL

Exactly, especially if his skills play better at another position. Guys move from 3B to 2B, etc.

[smokines3]

I wish you could choose any other position as a secondary position. You can't make a 1B have a second position of SS or CF etc... Makes it tough when they are inaccurate with the positions of utility players, as they often are. This has been an issue for YEARS...