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Originally Posted by Chief Rum
That was my other guess--just the top defensive positions, not counting catcher. Of course, catcher arm impacts steal rates, or at least that's my belief. I would be interested to know if Catcher Ability affects ERA.
Abbott hasn't made too many errors, from what I have seen, or at least he didn't in Season One of the Abbott Experiment, but I don't know if his short range or relative inability to turn a double play might have had a drastic effect on things.
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One thing that I have meant to look into is regarding catcher's importance in defense. For whatever it is worth, the win shares utility I use tends to have several catchers listed among the top fielding win shares each season. I have been meaning to try to figure out if that is just a function of being a catcher in OOTP, or if only the really good defensive catchers are showing up there (and what does it mean in OOTP to be a really good defensive catcher)