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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold
Personally I'd just run him out there regularly on the mound, and then have him play LF the rest of the time. I'm not actually sure if he's better as a hitter than a pitcher, so using him that way should get him his 33 starts on the mound, and probably 100-120 games total as a hitter (including the 33 games as a SP). Let us know how they handle him and what his numbers come out to!
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It's early in the season and this is exactly how he's being handled. The pattern is:
1) Start as Pitcher
2) day off
3) Start as LF
4) Start as LF
5) Pinch hitter (day before start)
That seems quite realistic. I like how the AI knows that it's the day before a pitching start and puts him on light duty that day.
He's off to a blistering start as a pitcher: 7 complete games, 3 shutouts and one no-hitter in 8 starts. 7-1 record, 1.02 ERA, leading the league in strikeouts.
As a hitter, he's solid so far but not spectacular: 255/339/519 and 7 home runs. But it's only May 15th...