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Contents 1 Strengths 1.1 50yd/5 sec Speed 1.2 Amazing Bat Control 1.3 Solid Contact 1.4 Fielding Wizard 1.5 Steady Fielding 1.6 Clutch Hitting 1.7 Utility Man 1.8 Shorty's Footwork 1.9 Rare Intelligence 1.10 Quick Throwing 1.11 No Lefty Weakness 1.12 13 sec Around Basepaths 1.13 Accurate Throwing 1.14 Tough Out 1.15 Skilled Bunter 1.16 Rally Starter 1.17 Rough Guy 1.18 Airtight Fielding 1.19 Trusted Teammate 1.20 Natural Power 1.21 Line Drive Hitter 1.22 High Ball Hitter 1.23 Low Ball Hitter 1.24 400 Ft Throw 1.25 Great Back Strength 1.26 Gutsy Player 1.27 Movie Star Looks 1.28 Wonderful Physique 1.29 Good Hands 1.30 Sparkplug 1.31 Solid Build 1.32 Great Versatility 1.33 Consistency 2 Drawbacks 2.1 Chokes w/Men On 2.2 Weakness vs Lefties 2.3 Injury Prone 2.4 Poor Base Stealing 2.5 Bad Base Running 2.6 Shaky Throwing Arm 2.7 Inconsistency 2.8 Tenses Up In A Jam 2.9 Can't Read Situation 2.10 Weak Under Pressure 2.11 Ugly Dude

This is a complete list of the strengths and drawbacks you have to choose from when you choose MLB Career mode in My Life. Some of the strengths are mutually exclusive to each other, e.g. High Ball Hitter and Low Ball Hitter; likewise, some of the drawbacks are canceled out by certain strengths, e.g. Movie Star Looks and Ugly Dude. Please see MLB Life Fielder Starting Stats 2008 for a complete list of fielders' initial ratings.

Strengths

50yd/5 sec Speed

• +2 to Run Spd

Amazing Bat Control

• +1 Con
• +10 Pwr

Solid Contact

• +30 Pwr
• -1 Con
• -1 Run Spd
• -1 Fld

Fielding Wizard

• +1 Run Spd
• +2 Fld
• -10 Pwr
• -1 E Res
• NOTE: cannot have Steady Fielding

Steady Fielding

• +1 Fld
• +3 E Res
• -10 Pwr
• NOTE: cannot have Fielding Wizard

Clutch Hitting

• gain Clutch Hit 4

Utility Man

• gain 2nd Position 4
• second position will be listed
• second position will be ranked B

Shorty's Footwork

• +1 Fld
• NOTE: Cannot have Wonderful Physique

Rare Intelligence

• gain Gd Catcher

Quick Throwing

• +1 Arm Str
• +1 Fld

No Lefty Weakness

• gain vs Lefty 4

13 sec Around Basepaths

• gain Base Running 4

Accurate Throwing

• gain Throwing 4

Tough Out

• gain Tough Out

Skilled Bunter

• gain Gd Bunt

Rally Starter

• gain Table Setter

Rough Guy

• gain Tough Runner
• gain Breakup DP

Airtight Fielding

• gain Gd Block

Trusted Teammate

• gain Gd Morale

Natural Power

• Trajectory 3

Line Drive Hitter

• Trajectory 1
• +5 Pwr

High Ball Hitter

• upper third of strike zone is red in-game
• NOTE: cannot have Low Ball Hitter

Low Ball Hitter

• lower third of strike zone is red in-game
• NOTE: cannot have High Ball Hitter

400 Ft Throw

• +10 Pwr
• +2 Arm Str
• -1 Con
• -1 Run Spd

Great Back Strength

• +5 Pwr
• +2 Arm Str
• -1 Con
• -1 Run Spd

Gutsy Player

• gain Hd First Slide

Movie Star Looks

• +5 Pwr
• +7000 fans (1st/2nd round)
• +5000 fans (3rd/4th/5th round)

Wonderful Physique

• +15 Pwr
• -1 Fld
• NOTE: cannot have Shorty's Footwork

Good Hands

• +5 Pwr
• +1 Fld

Sparkplug

• +5 Pwr
• Pr Morale if weakness is Can't Read Situation
• Gd Morale if anything else is chosen

Solid Build

• Durability 4

Great Versatility

• 4 gray abilities are 3/4 full

Consistency

• get Consistency 4

Drawbacks

Chokes w/Men On

• gain Clutch Hit 2
• +5 Pwr
• canceled out by Clutch Hitting

Weakness vs Lefties

• gain vs Lefty 2
• canceled out by No Lefty Weakness

Injury Prone

• gain Durability 2
• canceled out by Solid Build

Poor Base Stealing

• gain Stealing 2

Bad Base Running

• gain Base Running 2
• canceled out by 13 sec Around Bases

Shaky Throwing Arm

• Throwing 2
• canceled out by Accurate Throwing

Inconsistency

• gain Consistency 2
• canceled out by Consistency

Tenses Up In A Jam

• gain Timely Whiff

Can't Read Situation

• gain Pr Morale
• this overrides Sparkplug's Gd Morale
• canceled out by Trusted Teammate

Weak Under Pressure

• gain Error Prone

Ugly Dude

• initial number of fans halved
• +1 Con
• +10 Pwr
• +1 Run Spd
• +1 Arm Str
• +1 Fld
• +1 E Res
• canceled out by Movie Star Looks