06: absolutely agree. I was talking with a coach, who quite correctly was extolling the demands of SS over CF by commenting on how many more opportunities to field/misplay a ball for SS than CF. I agree, but he neglected to consider the C. I believe the C must be and is involved in every single play on the field. After all, consider his vantage point for the game - he is the only player who sees the entire field for the entire game - he faces out to the field, all others face in to him. The CF is the major of the OF, the SS is the major of the IF, but the C is the 5 star general of it all, and receives far more balls than any other position, SS included.
And, I believe that any good hitting C can become a good defensive C, and a good defensive C can become a better hitter. Just takes work ethic.