Why is this guy so much better at 3rd than 2nd? Topic

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Title... why has he made 3x as many plus plays at 3b per inning in his career. Makes no sense given his stats (high range/glove and low arm).
11/23/2021 10:26 PM
tdiddy3
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Wrong forum dude.
11/23/2021 10:58 PM
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But the answer is from my HBD days, arm strength and arm accuracy. The longer the throw, the more chances at a wild throw and the weaker the arm also makes it more likely that he has to overthrow which makes accuracy even less. An optimal 3B defense is 70+ in range, glove, arm strength and arm accuracy.
11/23/2021 11:00 PM
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+ plays come from AS/Range. Glove and AA have nothing to do with + plays. He’s getting to a ton of balls that typical 3B wouldn’t get to.

Dang it! Now I’m gonna get the itch to play HBD again.
11/23/2021 11:34 PM
tdiddy3
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Posted by strikeout26 on 11/23/2021 11:34:00 PM (view original):
+ plays come from AS/Range. Glove and AA have nothing to do with + plays. He’s getting to a ton of balls that typical 3B wouldn’t get to.

Dang it! Now I’m gonna get the itch to play HBD again.
me too to be honest, but I always quit playing because I always get a rebuild and I have no patience to rebuild.
11/24/2021 11:50 AM
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HD was appealing to me because its as time consuming as you want to make it. If you don't spend a ton of time on HBD, you're not going to be very successful.
11/24/2021 1:00 PM
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