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YoungBuck · Mar 10, 2024

High school team.

Athletic player that will field and play everything at her position.

Your options are to position her in Centerfield or First Base.

That's all you have to go on... where are you putting her? What's your logic?

Northball · Mar 10, 2024

YoungBuck said:
High school team.

Athletic player that will field and play everything at her position.

Your options are to position her in Centerfield or First Base.

That's all you have to go on... where are you putting her? What's your logic?

Gut reaction, athleticism needed in CF. But I would also consider what's your next best option at each position. How much of a drop-off would you have. If your next 1st baseman catches only 60% of the balls thrown to her, then yeah, you need a change there.

Chilixa · Mar 10, 2024

Can’t decide positions just knowing the ability of one player. You’re always trying to come up with the strongest combination of 9 players.

Player A may be your best shortstop but player B is pretty good there also. But player A is a much better third basemen than everyone else you have. Then I am starting player A at third and player B at short. When I do something like that I also talk to player A and explain why I have her in a certain spot. Don’t want her thinking I don’t trust her at short.

At the high school level all positions are critical. Find your best combo and that may mean someone playing a secondary position for the good of the team.

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Gags · Mar 13, 2024

Your pitcher needs to factor into this equation - drop ball pitcher? Superstar is going to 1st. Rise ball (or meat ball!) pitcher, she’s heading to the OF.

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chinamigarden · Mar 14, 2024

YoungBuck said:
High school team.

Athletic player that will field and play everything at her position.

Your options are to position her in Centerfield or First Base.

That's all you have to go on... where are you putting her? What's your logic?

That’s all the info. Ok. Where she helps the team the most. And that could mean at her weaker position if there is another strong candidate for the other.

Cornbread · Mar 14, 2024

Assuming the next player option isn’t very good, I’m going 1B

PJR202 · Mar 14, 2024

Based on the info provided, put her at 1. There's more action there, and a bad throw to 1 turns into a double or worse. It also just creates a panic in the infield and general lack of confidence. A misplay at 1B is kindergarten level struggles.

We're struggling quite a bit right now because our best option for 1B is our primary catcher and next best option for 1B is our primary pitcher. Finding another option for 1B even close to those two has been an issue, and our next best catcher and pitcher are still significantly less skilled than our #1's.

JayW · Mar 14, 2024

In HS, player goes to CF. Pick someone for 1B that can hit and throw her 100 balls every practice. Don’t have her field bunts unless she’s ready.

Strike2 · Mar 14, 2024

Not knowing where she regularly plays, I'm going with CF. Putting someone in the OF who isn't familiar can be a problem, but putting someone at 1B who isn't familiar can be a disaster.

YoungBuck · Mar 14, 2024

Good takes... any chance there's a stat out there showing the percentage difference in plays those positions (CF & 1B) are involved in (college stats would work)?

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