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#60418	08/10/2018 7:42:46 am	Apr 7th, 2037
Eric83 Joined: 02/06/2018 Posts: 56 Brentwood Bearcats III.1	I went with Asian Posting System for the first time ever last week and then again this week, and it seems like my best back-to-back draft weeks in my short franchise's history. Now I want to make sure they're in the best spots, since they're already major-league ready. OF and C are the only positions I feel I have reasonable depth in majors/minors. I don't plan on competing this year, so I can deal with the poor defense if needed. I drafted De Li first and thought for sure 3B (since he already plays the position) and I'm weak there. I drafted Dong this morning. Would you start training him at SS? Would he be better for 3B long-term? Keep him in the OF, even if thats not a position of great need? (For more SS context, I'm currently developing Feliciano to be my starting SS, but he's been disappointing to say the least.) Thanks! Updated Friday, August 10 2018 @ 7:46:04 am PDT

#60425	08/10/2018 10:20:51 am	Apr 7th, 2037
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Li 3B is fine. But Dong throws left so maybe CF is best. There would be a small penalty for playing him at SS. (or 3B)

#60447	08/11/2018 8:19:09 pm	Apr 14th, 2037
Eric83 Joined: 02/06/2018 Posts: 56 Brentwood Bearcats III.1	Interesting, I hadn't thought of that. How much of a penalty is there for lefty SS? Does it affect fielding percentage, or just slower to throw out runners?

#60449	08/11/2018 9:24:01 pm	Apr 14th, 2037
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I experimented with a "solid" fielder at short in the minors. He got his SS rating, but still hovered around .900 FPCT. That's obviously brutal. I'm guessing it's between a 0.030 and 0.050 penalty for being a lefty. In my opinion, that makes them all ineligible, except in emergencies. Updated Saturday, August 11 2018 @ 9:24:51 pm PDT