Can you help clairify the "Out of Position" penalties below:

Fielding Penalty:

Anytime a player is put in a position he didn't play that season, his fielding percentage is mapped to the new position (maintaininig the same level of play). Then he is assigned a 2% penalty to his fielding percentage. Each shift along the spectrum results in an additional 4% hit.

Fielding Questions:

So moving two spots down the spectrum would be -10% or (-2% + (-4% x 2))?

What would the % be if you moved two spots up the spectrum?

Range Penalty:

Range works the same way with different penalty values. 10% hit for being out of position, and a 15% hit for each shift on the spectrum (in the more difficult direction).

Range Questions:

So moving two spots down the spectrum would be -20% or (-10% x 2) to range?

If you moved two spots up the spectrum the penalty would be -40% or (-10% + (-15% x 2)) to range?


Thanks in advance for the help.

The designers of this game rarely reveal their formulas and when they do the answers are vague or incomplete. This answer is given as a percent but doesnt answer the key question "...percent of WHAT?" does a 40% range penalty mean he fails to make 4 of every 10 plays? that number would be absurdly high and is not reflected in actual results.

Assuming down = more difficult...

Answers:
Fielding Question 1: Yes
Fielding Question 2: 2%

Range Question 1: No... two down the spectrum is -40% (-10% + (-15% x 2))
Range Question 2: Two spots up = 10%

In summary: Additional penalties apply as you go towards the more difficult end of the spectrum. Going the other way will result in only the flat hit.

Thank you. This helps and also makes sense.