Broken Bat - Help: Lefty Infielders

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Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date	Function

#45488	02/17/2017 2:08:23 pm
HoHoTDoG Joined: 07/19/2015 Posts: 43 Inactive	I thought there was a penalty for Left handed fielders? My left handed Catcher managed to catch 41% of runners and won a gold glove? I thought it was a huge one too, does that mean he would've done a ton better as a righty?

#45492	02/17/2017 2:57:05 pm
garfscores Joined: 10/13/2014 Posts: 488 Battle Creek Sting IV.7	Yes, there is a penalty. Yes, he would have been better if righty. That is crazy.

#45497	02/17/2017 4:33:34 pm
metalbat13 Joined: 01/18/2016 Posts: 60 Inactive	From what I've seen, it appears that the penalty for a left-handed catcher is not as severe as the penalty for a left-handed 2B, 3B, or SS. This mirrors real life: in real life, a left-handed catcher is really only handicapped against right-handed batters (throwing arm is closer to the batter when firing down to second or third base). Against a left-handed batter, a left-handed catcher actually has a small advantage. It's just that right-handed batters typically outnumber left-handed batters. Hope that makes sense.

#45625	02/19/2017 2:15:42 am
wil_m Joined: 01/08/2016 Posts: 248 Inactive	I had similar questions about lefty throwing catchers. But I think I have since seen in the online game manual that it says something about there being a penalty for lefty catchers. But if he won the gold glove then your lefty is overcoming the penalty!