Importance of good fielding shortstops

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Importance of good fielding shortstops

PostTue Oct 29, 2024 6:11 pm

I’m considering using a three fielding shortstop (Martin Dihigo) because of his bat. Any comments would be appreciated on the pros and cons of fielding vs. hitting, especially for the shortstop position.

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Re: Importance of good fielding shortstops

PostThu Oct 31, 2024 10:57 am

If you're talking about his '27 card, I would be quite willing to use him at shortstop. His hitting will more than make up for his defensive liability.
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Re: Importance of good fielding shortstops

PostThu Oct 31, 2024 10:46 pm

Thank you for your reply. I’ll use his 1927 card.
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Re: Importance of good fielding shortstops

PostMon Nov 04, 2024 1:07 pm

Thanks for your reply. I do think Dihigo’s bat should help.
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Re: Importance of good fielding shortstops

PostTue Nov 05, 2024 1:02 am

Without knowing anything about team contexts, I would prefer not to use Dihigo at SS. He plays a number of positions better. If you need his bat there are better places to play him. I am a bit skeptical about players out hitting there defense. IN ATG9 there are many good hitters that have decent defense at less sensitive positions. I would think there are better ways to build a lineup without using Dihigo at SS. If you using a hitters park in a high cap league then maybe. In an $80mil or $100 mil league I can't see it.

I think most players are better at evaluating hitting than they are at evaluating defense.

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