3 man rotation question

[teebob21]

Originally Posted by Andy

Once the play at first is over, your responsibility is to cover home if your PU has rotated to third. U3 now has first and second.

On your play, the ball is still in the infield, so the next most likely play is at third base. PU is there to cover that. If there is a bad throw or bobble that allows the runner to attempt to advance, you should have had plenty of time to get to good position for a play at the plate.

Yup, what Andy said. As a matter of fact, Andy and I worked three-man a couple weeks ago. I actually specifically pre-gamed this play with him (I was U1, he was U3) and asked him to push me if I failed to rotate home in a timely manner after the BR reached first base.