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labratory wrote:In Marc P's earlier post he said that holding a runner changes the middle infielder from a SS-1 to a SS-4.
I thought the effect of holding was an increase from SS-1 to SS-2. Can anyone confirm if Marc is correct?
"And the impact of not holding a runner is huge: holding a runner has an impact on the defensive charts, a ss-1 (or a 2b-1) becomes basically a ss-4 (or a 2nd-4) but with still double-plays capabilities. Without holding the runner, the defensive player gets restored to his ss-1. "
The infielder's range goes from 1 to 2 but 4 groundouts turn into singles as well, so I think he's accounting for those and saying a 1 responsible for a hold is effectively the same as a 4 with no hold, which is correct.