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Originally Posted by beorn
How about pitchers with very poor outfield arms? Give me a break!
Which is why I am so interested in a clear answer to Neags23's original question. I think, but I am not sure, that my two pitching failures with good bats will never become anything other than first basemen. But if their outfield range, error avoidance, and arms  are going to develop with experience, then it is well worth the effort. |
Well, pitching is very different from throwing out a runner. I can see how a pitcher might not have a great arm for throwing out runners. He may have to make adjustments to throw level instead of down off a mound and to throw straight rather than with movement.