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In response to "Not that it's Old School Baseball's fault, because as you say, it's fucking hard. But they had 100 years to produce an Ohtani, and didn't " by Reagen

Teams and coaches prevented guys from trying to play both ways. Lots of guys grow up and go through HS playing a position and pitching.

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Jun 28 '23, 05:58

But when they get to college or the minor leagues they're pretty much forced to choose between pitching or hitting/fielding.
I played SS/3rd and pitched right until I got to college. There I was told I was pitcher and I no longer needed to concern myself with hitting as much. I didn't have a choice. The choice was made for me.

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And even then we're talking about someone who has Cy Young ability as a pitcher and MVP on his batting alone. -- nm* - Reagen Jun 28, 06:06 1
- I honestly believe we've had many guys that could do both at an elite level but were prevented from doing it. -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 06:13

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Teams and coaches prevented guys from trying to play both ways. Lots of guys grow up and go through HS playing a position and pitching.

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