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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
Why did you say "everybody else has to throw"? Certainly implies a first baseman deosn't have to throw.
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The requirement to throw at first base is less than at any other position. When I am looking for someone to play first base, glove work is 80% of what I'm looking for. The rest is reserved for how they throw to second on a pickoff and how they throw home after an initial play.
So if I had a kid that was hurt to the point where he couldn't throw from the outfield but not hurt enough to have to sit him (or if I couldn't sit him because of numbers), first is where I'd be looking to play him.