Lefty Infielder Topic

nameless
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There are no lefty ss, 2b, or 3b in the game, of course. Naturally, the logistics of a lefty throwing to first just is not sensible. So, my question is has anybody played a lefty cf at 2b or rf at 3b without thinking about it? If so, what happened?

8/5/2010 5:56 PM
schedule1
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it gets mighty ugly.  tons of - plays.
8/5/2010 6:00 PM
nameless
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So, even as an emergency for a small stretch of games you would advise against it? Does anybody have a player link who has done it so we can see some concrete data?
8/5/2010 6:02 PM
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http://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1072509

Go to Player Records, single season, all teams, bad plays(2B) or 3B or SS and check.   Most of them at 2B/3B are lefthanded.
8/5/2010 6:12 PM
MikeT23
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The link I posted was S13.  78/80 with acceptable arm numbers for a 2B.  But he's LH.   20something errors and 20something negative plays in 140something games.   Pretty much 1 every three games.  Which doesn't sound horrible but you don't get to pick when they happen.
8/5/2010 6:14 PM
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In season 7 Earl Lawrence played 131 games at 2nd base - he made 25 minus plays.
8/5/2010 6:38 PM
nameless
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you guys were right. pretty ugly. thanks for the research, men.
8/5/2010 6:46 PM
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I just experimented with a lefty SS through Spring Training.  He had approximately 84 in defense across the board.  He had like 7 errors in 14 games.  I quickly found a replacement for him.  LOL
9/8/2010 1:42 AM
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Posted by realty on 9/8/2010 1:42:00 AM (view original):
I just experimented with a lefty SS through Spring Training.  He had approximately 84 in defense across the board.  He had like 7 errors in 14 games.  I quickly found a replacement for him.  LOL
I don't think I've ever seen a LH player with 80+ across the board defensively.

Not saying they don't exist, just don't remember seeing one.

Edit*: I looked and found one.  But they do seem pretty rare.
9/8/2010 9:00 AM (edited)
MikeT23
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I drafted one in ABU.   Not sure if he's the one you found but he's there.
9/8/2010 9:06 AM
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Nope.....I found this guy: Joseph Chang, who actually got used as a SS by one of your former division-mates.  Looks like it took him about 30 games, 9 errors, and 18 bad plays to catch his mistake.

9/8/2010 9:35 AM
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Then you have two in ABU.

http://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2397152
9/8/2010 9:41 AM
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By the way, I just remember my guy because he was the first one I had seen.
9/8/2010 9:44 AM
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