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Even in two-man mechanics, deep fly balls to RF (juggled, no less!) with a tagging runner at 3B are a bear to cover. It's the nightmare scenario for anything less than a three-man crew. I second what Andy suggests: move to a holding zone between 3B & HP so everything is in front of you. Maybe even get deeper toward the dugout than usual so you have the runner completely in your peripheral vision. This also has the advantage of letting you see runners at 1B and 2B with your central vision as you watch the catch.
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