MI Logjam (good problem to have)

2 points · submitted Dec 2025 by u/thisusedyet

Having second thoughts on how I want to handle this, so I figured I'd run it by the better GMs out here.

At the moment, my current plan was to take my current SS and move him to 2B, because I have a rule 5 player from last season that went from good defense / shitty bat to INSANSE defense / below average bat. (I also have a new rule 5 guy from before the new SS increased from 40 contact - I was expecting the current SS to be a utility IF like he was in his rule 5)

However, I have a player that looks good in the minors (currently at AAA), that the best move may be to have the rookie play second, the old SS stay put, and last year's rule 5 guy be a late inning defensive replacement at short. I'm inclined to think I should let him play a full year at AAA instead of jumping to MLB from AA, though.

Checking if I'm overvaluing defense or under estimating the hole it would create in the lineup

Player Ratings below (From my scout - will post the numbers after starting thread to make it a little easier to read)

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thisusedyet [OP] 1 points · Dec 2025

29 Year Old Old SS / current 2B (SS when rule 5 2b plays):

OFFENSE	Vs LHP	Vs RHP
Contact	55	50
BABIP	55	55
Avoid K	55	50
Gap	70	65
Power	50	50
Eye	55	55
	65 Run Speed	70 Aggressiveness
	75 Steal Ability	80 Baserunning
DEFENSE	70 Range	65 Error
	60 Arm	70 Turn DP

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thisusedyet [OP] 1 points · Dec 2025

25 YO Current SS / Old Rule 5

OFFENSE	Vs LHP	vs RHP
Contact	50	45
BABIP	50	50
Avoid K	50	45
Gap	40	35
Power	30	30
Eye	35	35
	70 Speed	65 Aggressiveness
	70 Steal Ability	70 Baserunning
DEFENSE	80! Range	75 Error
	60 Arm	70 Turn DP

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thisusedyet [OP] 1 points · Dec 2025

25 YO Current Rule 5 2B - and because I accidentally cut this off in the OP, he's a groundball hitter

OFFENSE	Vs LHP	Vs RHP
Contact	55	50
BABIP	45	45
Avoid K	70	60
Gap	45	40
Power	30	30
Eye	45	45
	Speed 55	60 Aggressiveness
	70 Steal Ability	70 Baserunning
DEFENSE	65 Range	65 Error
	65 Arm	60 Turn DP

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thisusedyet [OP] 1 points · Dec 2025

22 YO AAA 2B

OFFENSE	VS LHP	VS RHP
Contact	50	50
BABIP	50	50
Avoid K	50	50
Gap (75 POT)	50	45
Power (65 POT)	50	45
Eye	50	50
	45 Speed	40 Aggressiveness
	35 Steal Ability	35 Baserunning
DEFENSE	55 Range	65 Error
	60 Arm	60 Turn DP

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