The game is calculating players' range factors as if they play 9 innings at a defensive position in each game in which they appear at that position. This will have a negative impact on the defensive stats of any player who appears at a position but doesn't play the whole game there. Generally, the magnitude of the problem will be the worst for who make a lot of appearances as defensive subs. I think this has always been the case with the series, but I didn't realize what was happening until I took part in this thread: http://sportsmogul.com/vbulletin/sho...d.php?p=926494.

I did some checking on players who aren't on my team, and it happens for AI controlled players as well, so this doesn't have anything to do with the fact that I mostly play in pbp manager mode. For example, in my current game, I've played up through June 4, 2008. The Washington Nationals are computer-controlled, and have Tony Blanco on their roster. He has appeared in 9 games, 41 innings at 1st. In those 41 innings, he has 42 putouts and 3 assists. He should have a range factor at 1st of [(42 + 3)/41] X 9 = 9.88, but he is shown with a range factor at first of only 5.00--which is what his range factor would be if he had 81 defensive innings there (81 of course being 9 X 9).

On the other hand, Blanco also has 14 games, 105 innings in left, with 19 putouts and no assists He should have a range factor in left of 1.63, but is shown as having a range factor of 1.36. The error isn't as big as in his stats at 1st, because his ratio of innings to games in left is closer to 9:1 in left than it is at 1st.