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#58854	05/25/2018 7:25:18 am	Apr 7th, 2036
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1269 Corvallis Ravens II.1	This may not strictly be a bug, but I find it unusual, so posting. This guy on waivers isn't showing a single position in the Position field. I tried refreshing in case it just didn't load, but nope, nothing. Players always get drafted with some kind of position, even if it's a small letter (like a small p for a pitcher). So to see nothing? Seems an oddity.

#58857	05/25/2018 8:26:20 am	Apr 7th, 2036
shikago Joined: 11/29/2011 Posts: 229 Inactive	Seems like he just recently lost it. http://brokenbat.org/player/114039/T I've seen that happen to a career DH before. But what's interesting about your example is that he actually played in the field more often than not. Just at positions he had no skill/experience at!

#58891	05/26/2018 7:28:17 am	Apr 10th, 2036
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1269 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Oh wow. Never thought to check the development graph. Good call! STILL, it seems rather unusual that the game engine can allow a player to lose ALL positional qualifications. Seems to me a player should always retain at least one, even if it's small-letter. EDIT: Though moments after posting, yes, I realize there are career DHs. Hrm... I suppose it's realistic that a player may not be qualified at a position. But exceedingly rare. Updated Saturday, May 26 2018 @ 7:30:53 am PDT

#58910	05/26/2018 9:27:51 pm	Apr 14th, 2036
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Looks like someone put in a lot of effort with a poor player to run an experiment to see if they could make them lose all their positions. Their experiment succeeded, but I don't think it requires a change to the code for such an edge case. Pure DHs are pretty rare in the game. ... and that someone was a bot, LOL. Updated Saturday, May 26 2018 @ 9:28:50 pm PDT