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Reply to "Hitting Lefty"

S.Young, that's great feedback.  But Illinifan already said this about son...

"His foot speed/acceleration is lacking - he's not slow, but certainly isn't a speed merchant on the basepaths right now...  I don't think he'll utilize the benefit of being closer to 1B, unfortunately."

That's why many of us did not recommend to continue.  Yes, there is still the lefty/righty matchup advantage, but without above average speed, that goes a long way in negating the advantages, wouldn't you say?  And, of course, most P's are RHP so the natural righty hitter would have to spend most of his AB's hitting from the side he is unaccustomed to, which would likely be a lengthy painful learning curve.  I'm not saying definitely don't do it but without speed, the advantages are lessened considerably.  

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