[USML Announce] Parking spot

[Blocker, Mark B.]

I will abide by the ruling of the group, but he should qualify at catcher for the following reasons:

1.  We use the Onroto designations as a rule, and they designate him as C.

2.  It seems anomalous to count his single pinch-hit as overriding all the games he played in the minors at C in 2019, since there was no 2020 minor league season.

3.  I picked him up in reliance on his catcher status.

MARK B. BLOCKER

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From: Announce <announce-bounces at usml.net> On Behalf Of Frank Luby via Announce
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Interesting question. Technically, you are correct. His only appearance last season was as a pinch-hitter on August 2nd. I checked the game on retrosheet.org, and the person he pinch-hit for was the DH, Edwin Encarnacion. So he entered the game as a DH and did not play the field. Under the rules, he only played UT last year and only MLB appearances count. So despite all his appearances in 2019 in the minors (and presumably in 2020 at the alternative site) as a catcher, he is a UT. > On Apr 15, 2021, at 3:29 PM, Willy Strotman via Announce wrote: > > I think The Bombers have their Mercedes parked in the wrong spot. He can’t qualify at C (even if our system somehow flags him that way) He’s DH’d in the bigs only — both last year and this year. So thus he is U. > > Tell me if I am wrong. > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > Announce mailing list > Announce at usml.net<mailto:Announce at usml.net> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net__;!!Omh0IfYXnA!l1X0wCDkGldaT2dwqnH6LEZ3noU_0P12V4z_ZSYvkLC21rGnXeo8HphIM47ESvI$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net__;!!Omh0IfYXnA!l1X0wCDkGldaT2dwqnH6LEZ3noU_0P12V4z_ZSYvkLC21rGnXeo8HphIM47ESvI$> _______________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce at usml.net<mailto:Announce at usml.net> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net__;!!Omh0IfYXnA!l1X0wCDkGldaT2dwqnH6LEZ3noU_0P12V4z_ZSYvkLC21rGnXeo8HphIM47ESvI$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce_usml.net__;!!Omh0IfYXnA!l1X0wCDkGldaT2dwqnH6LEZ3noU_0P12V4z_ZSYvkLC21rGnXeo8HphIM47ESvI$>



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