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Old 10-22-2025, 05:43 PM   #5
snepp
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That's a bit of a loaded question, and a lot of the answer depends on the context of your team.

All of them are always good, but, that context thing.

Do you have a really bad fielding team? Low strikeout guys that have the ball in play a lot will really suffer. A high-k guy won't feel it (as much). Same in reverse, a great defense is always good, but the low-k guys will benefit from it more.

Do you play in a home ballpark that gives up a ton of home runs? You really don't want a bunch of low movement flyball pitchers. High movement groundballers won't get hurt by the stadium near as much, but then you better have yourself a good defensive infield.

Generally if I have to sacrifice anything in a pitcher, I'll sacrifice stuff on a starter, and be more willing to sacrifice control on a reliever. I rarely keep a low movement guy around, they just give up too many homers. High movement is awesome to have, but as long as it's decent I'm usually fine with them.

Last edited by snepp; 10-22-2025 at 05:44 PM.
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