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Two Way Players......

BrockForBroglio

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Saw on MLB about Ohtani, being a pitcher and a hitter. One guy that could have done that was Bobby Thigpen. In college he hit well.
 

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We'll start seeing more of it. The Reds are rumored to be willing to give Michael Lorenzen some ABs this season; not to mention they've got Hunter Greene down on the Farm. Rays also have a two-way guy in Brandon McKay coming up their system.
 

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Matt Davidson is training this winter to be a two way player.

Also, Brett Eibner could do it, but it's not quite the same thing if you are a shitty hitter. He pitched in 11 games in the Ranger organization last year and played 37 games in the outfield.
 

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Two way relief pitchers is the way to go.
 

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Mostly pitchers who can run bases and be a useful at-bat in NL only formats. Regular 2-way players don't work very well on structured MLB 40-man rosters. There's 1 for every 1,000 players It will never be a trend.
 

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Pablo Sandoval has a 90+ FB and has been pretty vocal about wanting to pitch more. He was thrown out for a garbage inning early in ‘18 and put up a perfect frame. While I would be shocked to see him get into the regular bully rotation, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get a few outings a month in garbage time.
 

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Billy Bean?
 

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Charlie Culberson was hitting 94 and throwing strikes in mop up duty last year.
 

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J.D. Davis hasn't been mentioned, I think he could be a limited relief option at the end of the Astros' bench if they're willing (I'm pretty sure that he is).
 

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Two way relief pitchers is the way to go.
All pitchers will be relief pitchers in a few years if the recent trends continue. Starters will give way to 'openers'. I'm not a big fan of the way baseball is evolving with 'openers' and 'the shift'.
 

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Pablo Sandoval has a 90+ FB and has been pretty vocal about wanting to pitch more. He was thrown out for a garbage inning early in ‘18 and put up a perfect frame. While I would be shocked to see him get into the regular bully rotation, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get a few outings a month in garbage time.
Didn't he throw a decent curve too?

I do think it's something that will become more common, to a point.

It'll certainly always be more common than switch pitching :pound:
 

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Didn't he throw a decent curve too?

I do think it's something that will become more common, to a point.

It'll certainly always be more common than switch pitching :pound:
That is a true novelty as well. One the Giants will be utilizing this year also.
 

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Mostly pitchers who can run bases and be a useful at-bat in NL only formats. Regular 2-way players don't work very well on structured MLB 40-man rosters. There's 1 for every 1,000 players It will never be a trend.

True to a point, that’s mostly on the main issue with baseball and all youth sports though. Specialization is a big reason youth sports is the way it is and why college baseball is less exciting than some female college sports.
 

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Clicked expecting a thread about the Vince Jones-type MLBers.
 
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