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Sometimes you get a c who has excellent ba/obp skills and he's worth leading off. In one online leawgue I have an excellent defensive c with good obp and ba and a second c with better power numbers and poor defence. I lead off the good obp c and use the slugger closer to middle of lineup. He is my primary dh. Every 4 or so days I rotate them between c and dh. Saves me a spot on my roster since I don't need a backup c and I can have more platoons or something else instead of lousy backup c.
Not very catcher should lead off but there are certainly some who are good enough. Speed I find is overrated in front of sluggers - you can take your time rounding the bases on a hr. And I'm not worried about losing dh due to injury so to me its a great strategy to take advantage of when you have the right players for it.
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