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Originally Posted by Parallex
You want with an arm in right because of the throw to 3rd (although I do get a kick out of the 9-1 putout). LF->3B is a much shorter throw so you want the big arm in RF to help suppress guys going 1st to 3rd and legging out triples.
The dominance of right handed batting is why you put the better fielder in right. Yes more action goes to LF because of the pull but the pull is going to result in a lot of homeruns (nothing the fielder can do about those) and routine flyballs (which don't require a lot of skill to field)... contact from a RHB that is hit to rightfield is going to be contact that is more difficult to manage. LF = quantity of fielding, RF = quality of fielding
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Not sure whose point I'm making here, but either way you don't want Bautista in those positions!