Re: Batting The Pitcher 8th
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Micah Owings was an awesome hitter in college, so I guess it is possible for him to not be the worst hitter in his lineup every now and then.
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I'm still fairly shocked he was drafted as a pitcher. I heard that scouts weren't convinced of him having a wood bat swing, but jesus he's doing a hell of a job proving that wrong.
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Yeah, occasionally kids with metal bat / high school swings can do pretty well. There's never a question about power, but the ability to hit for average. Garrett Atkins is a good example of this.
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His current clip is sustainable of course, don't you think? Mostly kidding of course, but assuming he hits at a strong rate into next season do you think the Dbacks ever consider making him any type of position player? Or is his arm simply more valuable? Again, this is assuming this isn't just complete variance, and he shows that he can hit over a decent sample size.
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