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#57884	03/27/2018 10:03:41 am	Jun 10th, 2035	Ignore
Eric83 Joined: 02/06/2018 Posts: 56 Brentwood Bearcats III.1	I know skills can get capped if a player spends too much time in the minors, but can they always learn a defensive position with time in minors?
#57887	03/27/2018 12:59:44 pm	Jun 10th, 2035	Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9595 Haverhill Halflings III.1	That is a great question. Steve has told us that a players' "Position to Play in the Minors" setting is more important than actual playing time for learning positions. However old guys don't get any playing time and aren't really supposed to get any training past a certain age (26?, 27? 28?, who knows). Has anyone actually tried an experiment to see if an old player (30+) can gain position experience in the minors? Also worth noting there could be a difference between an old guy who is underdeveloped vs. an old guy who is fully developed. Updated Tuesday, March 27 2018 @ 1:01:02 pm PDT
#57889	03/27/2018 4:00:05 pm	Jun 13th, 2035	Ignore
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	My guy Nava gained a lower case ss despite being too old to play in minor league games. Hoping he'll get at least halfway to uppercase SS by the end of this season. http://brokenbat.org/player/122579 ETA - asked a similar question last year, if anything there is helpful to you: http://brokenbat.org/forum/0/2/5313 Updated Tuesday, March 27 2018 @ 4:02:56 pm PDT
#57894	03/27/2018 7:45:11 pm	Jun 15th, 2035	Ignore
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9595 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Nice data point!
#57902	03/28/2018 1:02:38 pm	Jun 15th, 2035	Ignore
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 884 Kodiak Mules III.3	Yes, they can improve positions in the minors. It is useful when an UPPER CASE designation turns into lower case, you can get back by sending him down

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