What would you do with Scotty Smith? - Page 2

battists · 07-12-2018, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Orcin

Maybe platoon him to start?

Yeah I might. Challenge with rookie ball is you have little track record to work with to know whether his splits are pronounced, so I like to get them ABs from both sides of the plate.

Once the season starts I’m sure injuries will help me out.

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r0nster · 07-12-2018, 07:49 PM

with his range even worse than Barry Bonds who is horrible and sits at 59 in OOTP I would make the guy a DH if you can. However you didn't post his offensive abilities so I take it that he isn't that great of a offensive player either. If that's the case I would simply leave him in minors or attempt to trade the guy.

battists · 07-12-2018, 09:57 PM

He hit .253/.353/.320 0 HR 34 RBI in 104 games at the same level last year, was in HS before that.

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Timofmars · 07-13-2018, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by battists

Might try him at third, but he's not especially surehanded, so I'm not sure that will work at the hot corner.

Because he throws left-handed, he would not be able to get a defensive position rating at 3B (nor at 2B, I think). At least that's the way it is in OOTP 18.

I would play him at RF. I figure he could get a rating of 43 there. He'd be a more valuable player in that position too, compared to 1B, since there should be fewer good hitters that can play RF compared to the abundance of good hitters that can only play 1B. And his 1B rating would be about as bad as you could find, since Error followed by Range are the 2 most important factors for 1B, while Arm counts for almost nothing.

jimmysthebestcop · 07-13-2018, 01:16 AM

3rd Base Starter Absolutely. A left handed 3rd baseman come on how can you pass that up. Its like seeing bgifoot riding a unicorn getting chased my a mariachi band.

Phantom9in · 07-13-2018, 06:38 PM

Just for giggles, with that arm, try him as a pitcher for a season or two in rookie/low A.

battists · 07-13-2018, 07:51 PM

He actually can pitch, tbh.

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battists · 07-24-2018, 01:00 PM

Interestingly, after five games in RF where he hit .263, my staff got decimated by injuries, and the big league GM didn’t send reinforcements. So I threw him out there in a mop up role and he pitched five innings of 1-run ball.

He’s getting a turn in the rotation next, because I’m down to two starting pitchers. On a 35-man roster.

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jimmysthebestcop Banned Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 1,727 Infractions: 0/2 (5)	3rd Base Starter Absolutely. A left handed 3rd baseman come on how can you pass that up. Its like seeing bgifoot riding a unicorn getting chased my a mariachi band. Last edited by jimmysthebestcop; 07-13-2018 at 01:16 AM. Reason: typo

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07-24-2018, 01:00 PM	#28
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	Interestingly, after five games in RF where he hit .263, my staff got decimated by injuries, and the big league GM didn’t send reinforcements. So I threw him out there in a mop up role and he pitched five innings of 1-run ball. He’s getting a turn in the rotation next, because I’m down to two starting pitchers. On a 35-man roster. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Come check out my dynasty report, Funky Times!

07-12-2018, 07:49 PM	#22
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,073	with his range even worse than Barry Bonds who is horrible and sits at 59 in OOTP I would make the guy a DH if you can. However you didn't post his offensive abilities so I take it that he isn't that great of a offensive player either. If that's the case I would simply leave him in minors or attempt to trade the guy.