which is better: range or arm in the OF?

Discuss different strategies for any of our player sets

Moderators: Palmtana, coyote303

  • Author
  • Message
Offline

mosesbrown

  • Posts: 8
  • Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:43 pm

which is better: range or arm in the OF?

PostFri Mar 21, 2014 12:51 pm

In BTT80s my options are playing:

LF Rice 3(0) + CF E Davis 1(-3) + RF Gwynn 1(-2) OR
LF E Davis 1(-3) + CF Gwynn 2(-2) + RF Barfield 2(-4)

The BTT80s being loaded with speed, I'm wondering which is the better option? I suppose I could mix and match depending on the opponent, but am curious to know how others feel about trading range for arm or vice versa.
(Offensively it doesn't matter, as Rice or Barfield will DH)
Offline

andycummings65

  • Posts: 13612
  • Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:42 pm

Re: which is better: range or arm in the OF?

PostFri Mar 21, 2014 1:49 pm

I like the first option
Offline

rhonda1957

  • Posts: 209
  • Joined: Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:10 pm

Re: which is better: range or arm in the OF?

PostFri Mar 21, 2014 1:49 pm

i would stay with the ones in the OF, you will give up more hits than runners taking extra bases. I have the same issue this year with Marte, Parra, Braun and Denorfia.
I go Marte LF Denorfia CF Parra RF and DH Braun
Offline

dgrish

  • Posts: 14
  • Joined: Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:43 pm

Re: which is better: range or arm in the OF?

PostFri Mar 21, 2014 7:48 pm

RANGE is more important then ARM. But you do want to put a STRONG ARM in RF to discourage those advancing runners from heading to 3b on Singles.
Offline

mosesbrown

  • Posts: 8
  • Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:43 pm

Re: which is better: range or arm in the OF?

PostFri Mar 21, 2014 11:12 pm

Thanks for the input. It is a pain playing a guy at his 2 position when he's a 1 elsewhere. I started the season playing R Henderson in CF, where he's a 2(0) rather than his 1 in LF, but only because I had to play Rice in the field. I'll stick with the first option, which is what I've been using, and I sub Gerald Young 2(-1) in for Rice late in the game.
Offline

mosesbrown

  • Posts: 8
  • Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:43 pm

Re: which is better: range or arm in the OF?

PostFri Mar 21, 2014 11:22 pm

It may be my imagination, but I feel like with my past teams a 0 arm in LF or CF has been a big disadvantage. Maybe it's because I've usually played the 70s, where there are 43 1-17 runners . . . but I won't even consider a +1 arm even in LF. Again, probably my imagination. . . .

Return to General Strategy

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 7 guests