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Furious · 02-25-2021, 05:51 PM

I just wanted to clarify something I wrote earlier. I spoke of "routine" double plays, ones that just about anybody could turn.

I should have been more specific. I think there are a lot of plays that the player the ball is hit to could make even if he is not particularly skilled. The second baseman on a 4-6-3 or the shortstop on a 6-4-3 doesn't have to be Superman if the ball is hit right to him.

The player who has to take the throw and fire to first base has a much tougher play, especially if he's playing second. I don't think that's a play that just any player could routinely make, and I think if you put Yadier Molina or someone else with no middle infield experience in that position, he would screw it up a lot.

But, as we've discussed, we have no data to support that, because real teams don't put players with poor double play skills at second base.

02-25-2021, 05:51 PM	#82
Furious Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 307	I just wanted to clarify something I wrote earlier. I spoke of "routine" double plays, ones that just about anybody could turn. I should have been more specific. I think there are a lot of plays that the player the ball is hit to could make even if he is not particularly skilled. The second baseman on a 4-6-3 or the shortstop on a 6-4-3 doesn't have to be Superman if the ball is hit right to him. The player who has to take the throw and fire to first base has a much tougher play, especially if he's playing second. I don't think that's a play that just any player could routinely make, and I think if you put Yadier Molina or someone else with no middle infield experience in that position, he would screw it up a lot. But, as we've discussed, we have no data to support that, because real teams don't put players with poor double play skills at second base.