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Who thinks swapping Thompson & Dugas depending on r or l hitter is effective?

Posted on 6/21/23 at 9:48 am
Posted by Chasseur
MANDEVILLE
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Posted on 6/21/23 at 9:48 am
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This post was edited on 6/21/23 at 10:01 am
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 6/21/23 at 9:49 am to
jay johnson?
Posted by Bert Macklin FBI
Quantico
Member since May 2013
10402 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 9:49 am to
I don't see how it has hurt us. Thompson fumbles routine plays at SS too. He also makes web gems so you kinda take the good with the bad.
Posted by MadtownTiger
Texas
Member since Sep 2010
4268 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 10:00 am to
They are swapping them because Dugas' shoulder is holding on by a thread...Have you seen him throw lately?

The dude is doing tricep extensions trying to get the ball to first base.
Posted by LazloHollyfeld
Steam Tunnel at UNC-G
Member since Apr 2009
1692 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 10:04 am to
I didn’t realize how bad it must be until last night - there was a play where Dugas caught the relay from left/center and instead of throwing it in, he ran it in most of the way.
Posted by bigbaws
Member since Jan 2022
58 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 10:13 am to
That had nothing to do with his arm health. Play was dead and he ran the ball back in the infield.
Posted by TrouserTrout
Member since Nov 2017
6425 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 10:14 am to
Thompson is a decent SS but absolutely a liability at the plate. Hopefully he got a good degree because he definitely is not moving on to the next level.
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
45667 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 10:19 am to
I like it against pull hitting lefties. I don’t really understand why they would do it against someone like Ahuna though.
Posted by DeathByTossDive225
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2019
4679 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 10:20 am to
quote:

They are swapping them because Dugas' shoulder is holding on by a thread...Have you seen him throw lately?

Dugas got no eyes & one arm, still shoulda had a HR Monday lol.
Posted by OGtigerfan87
North La
Member since Feb 2019
3529 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 10:22 am to
He will almost undoubtedly be drafted somewhere in the top 10 rounds and get a pretty good signing bonus
Posted by geauxtigers33
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
13734 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 10:24 am to
They’ve been doing it since the SEC tournament and you just noticed it last night because Thompson booted a routing ground ball he shouldn’t.

I would say that makes it effective.
Posted by DallasTiger45
Member since May 2012
8572 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 10:33 am to
quote:

I didn’t realize how bad it must be until last night - there was a play where Dugas caught the relay from left/center and instead of throwing it in, he ran it in most of the way.


His shoulder may or may not be messed up but this is pretty standard. Things can go wrong when you throw the ball, run it into the infield and call time.
Posted by evansky
Member since Nov 2009
775 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 10:41 am to
It is an always an adventure wherever Thompson fields the ball.
Posted by Topo Chico
Houston
Member since Apr 2019
446 posts
Posted on 6/21/23 at 11:25 am to
Swapping your SS and 2nd baseman for left handed hitters is one of the stupider things I've seen. Almost makes me wonder if Dusty Baker came up with it.
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