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Matthew asked:
Since they played Dalton in the outfield and first home, why didn’t they position him as third? Johnny Bench Playing third, the catcher sometimes transitions well to that position.
Each baseball in a hurry is said to be “above average arm strength” and “a reliable hand”. Despite his first two years backing up there, he never had a third base at the University of Louisville Henry Davis In the receiver. This year at Triple-A, Rushing spent 102 innings on Catcher, 26 innings in the first base and 1 in the left field. The sprint does see a lot of time when the catcher and leaving in 2024.
Usually a lack of range causes the catcher to move to the first base, not the third base. The BA noted that he rushed to Triple-A for 28.4 feet per second last year, so he was faster than most MLB third basemen. Of course, Sprint speed is not range, I just don’t know how a third of the hasty rush will be rated in this regard.
Johnny Bench never really transitioned to third base. In 1982, when he reached 858 2/3 at the age of 34, he beat 319 1/3 innings only.
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