Will there be a Designated Hitter designation on the APBA card in the future? Should there be? I’d love to hear your thoughts.This is the sixteenth entry in a series focusing on computer baseball simulations to supplement the chapter “ Play Retro Baseball Video Games In Your Browser” from my Hardball Retroactive book along with the corresponding post at Baseball Analytics. Since Outfield is listed first on JD Martinez’ card, he can play all his games, if I wish.

A.2.g If due to an injury a player is required to play a position not on his card he is allowed to play without penalty at the lowest rating for that position.

A.2.f If a player played a position not listed on his cardhe is rated according to the “APBA” boards and is limited by rules 4.B.1,4.B.2.a,4.B.2.b,4.B.2.c and 4.B.2.d.

A.2.e If a player has a position on his card that he did not play he may play 1 game at that position.A.2.d If a player played 1 to 9 games (inclusive) at a position he may play 10 games at that position except for Rule 4.A.1.A.2.c If a player played 10 to 19 games (inclusive) at a position he may play 40 games at that position except for Rule 4.A.1.A.2.b If a player played 20 games (inclusive) or more at a position he is unlimited except for Rule 4.A.1.

A.2.a The first position listed on a player’s card is unlimited except for Rule 4.A.1.A.2 Players are restricted to positions in the following manner.A.1 Non-Pitchers shall be restricted to their actual number of games and at-bats for the season being played.Those leagues/tournaments who want to restrict these players to DH-only can work around it via regulation.įor the record, our league’s constitution states in Section 4:.The number of DH-only players in one year is relatively few.A lot of leagues and tournaments do not use the DH and would presumably still want to use these players.Why would APBA be holding on to the past and assigning field positions to players who didn’t play them? These are only my theories and conjectures and not official or anything. Franmil Reyes DHed 46 times in 2022 but managed to play one game in right field. I almost had two such players on my team (I know… stop drafting these guys, Tom!). Having the flexibility to play JD in the outfield is nice (I doubt I will since he fits in nicely in the DH role). Now, I’m not complaining especially as an owner of the Thunderchickens. Both Cruz and Cabrera are rated as a 1B-2 despite not playing any games at first base (or any other positions). Are there other examples of pure designated hitters from 2022? A quick search found a few more including notables like Nelson Cruz and Miguel Cabrera. Now, most players who have been designated hitters also played positions in the field at some point. APBA has decided to rate him as an “OF-1″ based presumably on his previous years in the field. Well, the answer is in his APBA card atop this article.

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