Question on CF playing other positions

So I noticed that Nomadbrad or someone played the CF in thir outfield and none actually qualified at the other 2 positions.

I know HAL will assign them to those postions and their defense will still be good.

I have Pete Reiser assigned to CF and batting 6th. I have Duke Snider not assigned and LF blank and hitting 4th.

Since Duke is not assigned he plays LF most of the time. Sometimes they are switched.

I assume that since Duke is a forced sub, that HAL makes him bat 8th. no DH

Is that why Duke is continually batting 8th?

Thanks for the help.

I think if a lineup has an empty spot then the whole thing is subject to change. That's just what I think. Someone with a deeper understanding of the settings would have the answer.

I’m not sure if I fully understand the question. Are you saying that someone’s roster is designed to force Hal to play someone out of position? That’s a very interesting strategy and I’ve never even thought of that before if that’s what you’re saying

I think if a lineup has an empty spot then the whole thing is subject to change. That's just what I think. Someone with a deeper understanding of the settings would have the answer.

My understanding is that everything above the blank spot remains unchanged, but players below can be rearranged. I too have seen this done, and what I saw is that the trade off for having players play out of position (say, drafting three CF with zero additional outfielders) is that they were forced to bat 8 and 9.

It’s a clever, gimmicky move, but in a big player set it’s not like you can’t find outfielders to play the corners.

It may be a fun test of the game’s outer limits, but in the end I think it’s more of a too clever by half thing.

Playing outfielders in an OF position for which they have no defensive rating is a topic that occurs from time.

Here's a link to one of the better discussions of the topic.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=639015