Major League Baseball Pitching Eligibility

[voiceoflg]

I can't imagine Wilson Valdez, who started at 2nd the night he pitched, being listed as an "eligible pitcher."

[yawetag]

Non-pitcher with Pitching Appearances - Baseball-Reference.com

A list of players who have at least five times as many games as a non-pitcher as they do as pitchers. While this does include players that switched positions for a while (Ruth, Ankiel), it also includes those that only pitched an inning or two.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by voiceoflg

I can't imagine Wilson Valdez, who started at 2nd the night he pitched, being listed as an "eligible pitcher."

Wilson Valdez or Wilson Alvarez? I'm guessing the latter.

[JR12]

Jose Canseco

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by JR12

Jose Canseco

There's an echo in here...

[tankmjg24]

Sorry for the delay in a response. Been a lot of long days at work and long nights on the ball field the last couple of days.

My father played professional baseball in the early 70s and was a catcher. He had a pretty good arm and he remembers being listed on the lineup card as a pitcher in case they needed a few emergency innings.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by tankmjg24

Sorry for the delay in a response. Been a lot of long days at work and long nights on the ball field the last couple of days.

My father played professional baseball in the early 70s and was a catcher. He had a pretty good arm and he remembers being listed on the lineup card as a pitcher in case they needed a few emergency innings.

It wasn't a rule then either.

[johnnyg08]

It probably was a courtesy thing that the manager did for his team not because there was a rule. Kind of like a "hey, if we get into trouble, you're pitching" then it would keep the entire non-pitching roster from ribbing the skipper to get a shot at pitching.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by tankmjg24

Sorry for the delay in a response. Been a lot of long days at work and long nights on the ball field the last couple of days.

My father played professional baseball in the early 70s and was a catcher. He had a pretty good arm and he remembers being listed on the lineup card as a pitcher in case they needed a few emergency innings.

What happens if they run out of catchers? Most teams only carry two on their roster.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

What happens if they run out of catchers? Most teams only carry two on their roster.

They also list all possibly catchers on their lineup as well.