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Author:  Eric Davis 44 [ Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Dunn, Loney, Teixeira . . .
Just started playing a season as the Orioles with the default rosters last night. I simmed the first two months and, buried in the standings, decided to improve my catcher situation for the following season. While searching for trade targets I remembered you can teach any player a new position during the off-season, hence my new catcher . . . Adam Dunn. For whatever reason, Dunn has a 14 ARM and decent ERES to go with his mammoth bat. In other words, Mike Piazza with a Benito Santiago arm.

Now I'm curious to know what other players, based on randomly high stats, are ripe for a position change. I know others here have successfully turned Mark Teixeira (decent SPD, 14 ARM, great FLD) and James Loney (14 SPD) into stud OF's. Who else?
Author:  Longball714 [ Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dunn, Loney, Teixeira . . .
Carl Crawford: Very useful in the infield. Lefty throw doesn't matter in Power Pros. SS/2B

Vlad Guererro: basically Adam Dunn but better. C/3B

Chris Snyder: perhaps a bit too slow but 3B/RF

Curtis Granderson: Poor arm doesn't matter at 1B/2B

That's all I can think of off the top of my head
Author:  Eric Davis 44 [ Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dunn, Loney, Teixeira . . .
2B Kelly Johnson is another guy whose ARM (14) and plus bat translates well to catcher.
Author:  Longball714 [ Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:46 pm ]
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Ryan Howard has pretty strong arm I believe. I had him as a third baseman in one of my seasons.

Jason Bay and Mike Cameron are outfielders that fit well in the middle infield with their A fld if your outfield is crowded (like mine usually is)

Jason Michaels of the Indians has solid all-around ratings and an A arm.
Juan Uribe also has an A arm. Makes a great utility player as he can already play 2B/SS
One of my favorite low-level players is Andy Marte, who has an F in almost everything except an A for arm :)

If I acquire them, I tend to convert Hanley Ramirez and Robinson Cano to 1B because of their poor arm.
Author:  dishnet34 [ Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Dunn, Loney, Teixeira . . .
Enrique Gonzalez in FA...I always try to get him during the draft to change him to a fielder in the offseason.
Author:  Eric Davis 44 [ Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dunn, Loney, Teixeira . . .
dishnetkid wrote:
Enrique Gonzalez in FA...I always try to get him during the draft to change him to a fielder in the offseason.


Really? Interesting . . . I sign him for pitching depth. He has decent stuff for his age and turns into a good reliever, but I have no clue what his other numbers are like.
Author:  dishnet34 [ Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:23 pm ]
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I think he has like a D for contact and an E for power or something like that.

Another person I would consider position changing is Augie Ojeda of the D-Backs. Needs some breaking balls, but he might be a good NL Pitcher if you get him to learn a few breaking balls.
Author:  PowerPro Jr [ Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Dunn, Loney, Teixeira . . .
Whenever I do a Dream Draft, I always get Tim Stauffer of the Padres and turn him into an outfielder. He's a better outfielder than he is a pitcher! :lol:
Author:  shuuto12 [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dunn, Loney, Teixeira . . .
Ichiro?(SS/CF/RF)
13 speed
14 fielding
11 error res
Author:  Zumikaku [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:59 pm ]
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Derrek Lee and Nick Johnson both have B arm strength, I believe. They could potentially move to 3B.
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