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Originally Posted by fintach
"{My defensive replacements are only modest improvements on the starters. Even at third base, which I described as a 'black hole' above, the replacement is below average, and no one coming up through the minors is any better. Maybe next year.}"
Ouch. I hope they can hit well enough to help make up the difference!
My speculation is that, if one bunts down the first base line, one risks running into the ball in fair territory (for an out) or being tagged out by a fielder in the act of picking up the ball.
I know that there are times and reasons to bunt toward first, but I'm not thinking of any at the moment. (Of course, I *am* at work :-) )
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First, thank you for coming back to this thread.
Second, no, they can't hit a lick. All of my third basemen (six in the system) are converted keystoners. The second/short fielders I didn't convert are nearly all better hitters than the ones I did convert, but they're also better fielders, so I wanted to leave them where they were. As I said, I'm hoping to upgrade during the offseason.
Third, I seem to recall that a decade ago it was not unusual for lefthanded hitters to drag bunts down the first base line, but I can't remember what the typical circumstances were. Bunting for a hit?