Amaroq
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Every game you play him at a position will slightly increase his ratings; I think they'll go up about a point every two to three games. Eventually, they'll 'max out' at the level that he has in his primary position; as he draws close to that level, the game will start listing him as, say, a 2B/SS instead of just a 2B.
If you are a GM, not a manager, you can use the 'Lock Batting Order and Position' checkbox (from the Player Usage screen) to force him to play the new position.
There are three minor problems with this area:
1. If you qualify a guy in a third position, he will lose ability at his second position - even if he's been playing it every day for five years. So, if you had A-Rod as a SS/3B, and trained him to play 1B as well, he would become a SS/1B, even if he'd been playing 3B regularly and hadn't played SS for five years.
2. Last I checked, the game still thought of the player by his primary position, for things like the AI trade evalutaion, AI lineups, All-Star ballot, Gold Glove, etc. I'm not sure if Shaun made any improvements to that with PS-2006 or not.
3. You can't use the minor leagues to train a guy in a new position, which feels a bit backwards.  I mean, I'd rather train every player in two positions in the minors, and have none who are learning a new position in the majors, but in the game, you can only train a new position at the major-league level).
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