Missing Player in Lineup

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Well you may need that too... but it was this I was referring to:

Quote:
"Well, if you're going to have a DP/Flex, I don't think you can start the game with your DP playing defense for the Flex because that removes the Flex from the lineup, and you really end up having nine starters, not ten."

It's important not to use "I think" with a coach, but it's just as important to actually KNOW what he can and can't do with the DP/Flex.

Well, it's been quite a while, and perhaps I didn't use those exact words when I spoke to the coach.

I must admit, however, that that was the first time I ever heard of a coach listing a DP/Flex on his/her line-up, but then having the DP start in the Flex's listed defensive position. It did catch me off-guard. And then the coach had the Flex and the DP both in on defense when the game started and the player listed in the #1 batting position was still missing.

This begs another question: Was this a case of an unreported substitution? Is there a requirement to report when a DP plays defense for someone other than the Flex?