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Originally Posted by silvam14
If a fraction of a second difference is so important for a left handed fielder, why isn't the same amount of time important for a right handed batter who has that extra couple of step to first base?
I say leave the possibility in
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It is important for that speed. Ever hear scouts talking about a runner out of the box? Ichiro and Carl Crawford are ridiculously fast down the first baseline. Similar speed runners from the right side of the plate are of course timed slower. But right handed batters are just the way most guys hit - you aren't going to take a righty hitter and make him a lefty just to get an extra third to half of a second down the line. (Unless maybe he's a switch hitter who is obviously better from the left side of the plate, but that doesn't count.)