I can't help thinking that a lot of these players are what are referred to as 4A players...better than AAA but not good enough to be regulars in the majors. But it shows that a lot of 4A players can have a modicum of success in the majors given the chance. Some might even turn into valuable regulars. So many players have never had that chance. That's baseball I guess.
The problem with Spencer Horwitz is that he has very poor arm speed. So third is out, as is SS (if we didn't already have the problem that Bo has that spot taken). He hasn't looked great at 2nd, but perhaps he can learn it. Meanwhile Addison Barger still has 99th percentile in arm speed. His problem might even be that all his life he has had the time to look to third, because his arm is just so much better than his opponents' speed.
All fair points, but first base hasn’t moved since Addison reached the big leagues.
I can't help thinking that a lot of these players are what are referred to as 4A players...better than AAA but not good enough to be regulars in the majors. But it shows that a lot of 4A players can have a modicum of success in the majors given the chance. Some might even turn into valuable regulars. So many players have never had that chance. That's baseball I guess.
The problem with Spencer Horwitz is that he has very poor arm speed. So third is out, as is SS (if we didn't already have the problem that Bo has that spot taken). He hasn't looked great at 2nd, but perhaps he can learn it. Meanwhile Addison Barger still has 99th percentile in arm speed. His problem might even be that all his life he has had the time to look to third, because his arm is just so much better than his opponents' speed.