Okay, the two pick-off options I see at 3B are (1) the catcher springs up and rifles the ball to the third-baseman up the line about a step in front of the runner's lead-off distance, or (2) the catcher springs up and rifles the ball to the short-stop at the bag.
When the runner at 3B is clearly a very good base-runner who is very aggressive with her lead-offs at 3B, I think I prefer the catcher throw to the third-baseman up the line, as I think the runner is wanting the throw to go behind her to the short-stop. However, I'm not sure about this.
For those of you who use these two options, which is most appealing? And, when you have the catcher throw to the third-baseman up the line, do you have the short-stop back it up at the bag or the more effective backup further behind the bag (Yes, I know the left-fielder is also a deeper back-up for this)?
When the runner at 3B is clearly a very good base-runner who is very aggressive with her lead-offs at 3B, I think I prefer the catcher throw to the third-baseman up the line, as I think the runner is wanting the throw to go behind her to the short-stop. However, I'm not sure about this.
For those of you who use these two options, which is most appealing? And, when you have the catcher throw to the third-baseman up the line, do you have the short-stop back it up at the bag or the more effective backup further behind the bag (Yes, I know the left-fielder is also a deeper back-up for this)?