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Importance of good fielding shortstops

PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 6:11 pm
by Sheldonfd
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.

Thanks
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Re: Importance of good fielding shortstops

PostPosted: Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:57 am
by coyote303
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.

Re: Importance of good fielding shortstops

PostPosted: Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:46 pm
by Sheldonfd
Thank you for your reply. I’ll use his 1927 card.

Re: Importance of good fielding shortstops

PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:07 pm
by Sheldonfd
Thanks for your reply. I do think Dihigo’s bat should help.

Re: Importance of good fielding shortstops

PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 1:02 am
by Bballexec
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.