01-28-2009, 07:59 PM
<!--quoteo(post=14456:date=Jan 28 2009, 05:54 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Jan 28 2009, 05:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=14397:date=Jan 28 2009, 03:56 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Jan 28 2009, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=14394:date=Jan 28 2009, 03:51 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Jan 28 2009, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->IMO, Soriano's arm is great in left BECAUSE he makes generally shorter throws than he would in RF.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No. He has a great arm. As savant or BT said, that doesn't make up for his other fielding problems, but if a guy has ONE outstanding defensive characteristic, it seems to make sense to put him in a position where he can make the most use of it.
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<b>honestly, how many times in a year does a rightfielder make the throw to third?</b> because as you know, the throw home is the same from right as it is from left. so that strong arm is really only necessary from right to third. how often does that happen? often enough to move our worst outfielder to another position he's never played? i think not.
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A couple times a game, every game? I'm not sure.
Or, at least often enough so that almost every team in the history of the sport has put their strongest-armed corner OFer in RF?
No. He has a great arm. As savant or BT said, that doesn't make up for his other fielding problems, but if a guy has ONE outstanding defensive characteristic, it seems to make sense to put him in a position where he can make the most use of it.
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<b>honestly, how many times in a year does a rightfielder make the throw to third?</b> because as you know, the throw home is the same from right as it is from left. so that strong arm is really only necessary from right to third. how often does that happen? often enough to move our worst outfielder to another position he's never played? i think not.
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A couple times a game, every game? I'm not sure.
Or, at least often enough so that almost every team in the history of the sport has put their strongest-armed corner OFer in RF?
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