Pinch hitting with a pitcher

rem · 01-16-2007, 08:37 AM

What happens when you do this in 2006?

ForemanFan · 01-16-2007, 09:39 AM

Um, you get a lousy pinch hitter at the plate.

rasnell · 01-16-2007, 03:17 PM

If I understand your question, they will hit just like any other player with the same contact rating. Take a look at hitter ratings. In some cases, there are pitchers who hit better than some of the scrub batters on a roster.

They're not penalized just because they are a pitcher. It will be based on the rating, just like any other player.

akw4572 · 01-16-2007, 04:30 PM

And they go into the game as a "PH". They don't have to throw a pitch.

molarmite · 01-16-2007, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by akw4572

And they go into the game as a "PH". They don't have to throw a pitch.

If anything, they're gonna play the position of the person you subbed them in for.

White Sox · 01-17-2007, 01:43 AM

Interesting you should ask this. I have an average to poor pitcher on one of my R level teams who can't play another position but has some of the best offensive ratings on the team. Much to my dismay, the game's depth charts do not allow me to insert him into a bullpen role and have him DH a few times a week. Maybe this calls for the Suggestions Board!

Curtis · 01-17-2007, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ForemanFan

Um, you get a lousy pinch hitter at the plate.

My Nippon Ham Fighters have three starting pitchers with better batting ratings than two of my starting position players.

ForemanFan · 01-18-2007, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Curtis

My Nippon Ham Fighters have three starting pitchers with better batting ratings than two of my starting position players.

*sigh* The long lost progeny of George Herman Ruth. . .

MrHaroldG · 01-18-2007, 06:09 AM

Some pitchers were actually used as pinch-hitters in real life - Bob Gibson and Earl Wilson to name a few.

statfreak · 01-18-2007, 10:44 AM

and more recently, Bob Forsch, Wes Obermueller, and countless others.

FF obviously doens't know much about baseball or its history...

ForemanFan · 01-28-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by statfreak

and more recently, Bob Forsch, Wes Obermueller, and countless others.

FF obviously doens't know much about baseball or its history...

Bah! Not only do no other well-hitting pitchers hold a candle to the Babe, virtually no other hitters do either. I have a feeling that I'm inviting a world of hurt by my latter statement, but other than Gehrig and Williams it's pretty much true (Ty Cobb be durned!).

And saying that the number of superb-hitting pitchers is countless is more than hyperbole, it's not even worth the zeros and ones that make it up. There's a significant reason that one of the greatest left-handed pitchers of all-time was converted to an outfielder. . . .

MrHaroldG · 01-29-2007, 04:19 AM

In response to my own statement, Earl Wilson should have excelled as a hitter - he was originally a catcher.

01-16-2007, 08:37 AM	#1
rem Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Park, Md. Posts: 5,024	Pinch hitting with a pitcher What happens when you do this in 2006? __________________ OTBA: Washington Filibusters CLBR: Minnesota Twins 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0

01-16-2007, 09:39 AM	#2
ForemanFan Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles (Heaven -- pfffft!) Posts: 201	Um, you get a lousy pinch hitter at the plate. __________________ The best lack all conviction, while the worst are filled with a passionate intensity. George is comin' back. . . again!

01-17-2007, 01:43 AM	#6
White Sox All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 583	Interesting you should ask this. I have an average to poor pitcher on one of my R level teams who can't play another position but has some of the best offensive ratings on the team. Much to my dismay, the game's depth charts do not allow me to insert him into a bullpen role and have him DH a few times a week. Maybe this calls for the Suggestions Board! __________________ "Pitching, Defense, and the Three-Run Homer."

01-18-2007, 06:09 AM	#9
MrHaroldG Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 381	Some pitchers were actually used as pinch-hitters in real life - Bob Gibson and Earl Wilson to name a few. __________________ I take the expression "If you're scoring at home" literally. I do score at home.

01-18-2007, 10:44 AM	#10
statfreak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 2,434	and more recently, Bob Forsch, Wes Obermueller, and countless others. FF obviously doens't know much about baseball or its history... __________________ Roll out the barrel!

01-16-2007, 03:17 PM	#3
rasnell Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky Posts: 3,746	If I understand your question, they will hit just like any other player with the same contact rating. Take a look at hitter ratings. In some cases, there are pitchers who hit better than some of the scrub batters on a roster. They're not penalized just because they are a pitcher. It will be based on the rating, just like any other player.

01-16-2007, 04:30 PM	#4
akw4572 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,601	And they go into the game as a "PH". They don't have to throw a pitch.

01-29-2007, 04:19 AM	#12
MrHaroldG Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 381	In response to my own statement, Earl Wilson should have excelled as a hitter - he was originally a catcher. __________________ I take the expression "If you're scoring at home" literally. I do score at home.