Didn't you know that all the DDs on here hit .600, the pitchers throw 60+, the catchers have 1.5 pop times, the slappers all run 2.7, and all of them have good power! Oh yeah, and that is at 12U!
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Didn't you know that all the DDs on here hit .600, the pitchers throw 60+, the catchers have 1.5 pop times, the slappers all run 2.7, and all of them have good power! Oh yeah, and that is at 12U!
What i was trying to convey, was that my oldest DD is a decent hitter with big power....and small speed, and that cost her more than anything when it came to college coaches thoughts on her (from what they were telling her TB coaches)She is 14 and has improved her BA and SP every year while increasing the competition level. Our goal used to be to hit over .400 but with the numbers I see people posting here it looks like the average DD is hitting over .600 and slugging over 1.000.
I think giving up hits because your fielders don't have the range to get to the ball is more frustrating than errors. This goes back to the OP. Do you want that slugger in rightfield over the speedster who turns the foul flyballs into outs, takes away the gap, and can charge in on bloop singles and turn some of them into outs? It is the plays the slower player never even gets to attempt that make the biggest difference IMO. They don't get scored as errors so at the end of the day this player personally gave up runs due to lack of range but those runs belong to the pitcher and her ERA and we lost a game!
I say all that, but on the other hand, homeruns are a thing of beauty to behold when your team is in a tight game!
I did. I prefer Dave Weaver's response to the question though
I'm old and forgetful so you'll have to remind me! Please
When a coach would ask him what the catcher's pop time was, he'd ask them what their pitchers time to home was. Since I'm a smartass by nature, I prefer sarcasm over cold logic.
The best first baseman I've ever seen play FP was a 6 ft lefty. Fast and quick, strong accurate arm, great hands and feet, with a full-split stretch to boot. Infielders just had to get the ball barn door close to first base, didn't matter if it was in the air, bouncing, rolling, and you could put an out in the scorebook. A real difference maker on defensive skills alone; however it didn't hurt that she was a gap-power hitter who could bunt and pseudo- slap.