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Old 11-23-2016, 12:52 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by TuckerDuckson View Post
A short throw that would be a short hop to a 5'10" guy could be a catch to a 6'3" with a longer wingspan. Advantage tall guy.
I do not buy that....the shorter guy would be more agile on average and thus better on all low throws in general.

Don't get me wrong, I am not disagreeing that height is a good thing in a first baseman, just that, like left-handed shortstops, when it becomes dogma, it is not so useful of an idea.....
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