Is it possible to put a position player in to pitch?

[Musty_Elbow]

After the Baltimore-BoSox game I was wondering if there's a way to put a position player in to pitch

[Troopershorty51]

Re: Is it possible to put a position player in to pitch?

I believe you can only do this by pinch hitting for the pitcher, don't quote me on that though.

[Bobhead]

Re: Is it possible to put a position player in to pitch?

Yep. Something I hope SCEA fixes asap

[JWR3232]

I believe you can only do this by pinch hitting for the pitcher, don't quote me on that though.

I pretty sure that's correct


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[franch1se]

Re: Is it possible to put a position player in to pitch?

in the NL yes, I've never played an AL game so I can't answer that

[kaptainkarl76]

Re: Is it possible to put a position player in to pitch?

Negative, once you use up your pitchers, you are left with the last one standing

[sydrogerdavid]

Re: Is it possible to put a position player in to pitch?

All y'all guys are wrong. You can bring in a position player to pitch without using him as a pinch hitter first. The way to do it though would be to do a defensive switch. I do it all the time, like Whitey Herzog.

I will bring a righty to face the righty, get him out, then switch him with an outfielder, (the outfielder could pitch then), bring in the lefty, get him out, then bring the righty in from the outfield and defensive sub the lefty who is now in the outfield.

[BatsareBugs]

Re: Is it possible to put a position player in to pitch?

All y'all guys are wrong. You can bring in a position player to pitch without using him as a pinch hitter first. The way to do it though would be to do a defensive switch. I do it all the time, like Whitey Herzog.

I will bring a righty to face the righty, get him out, then switch him with an outfielder, (the outfielder could pitch then), bring in the lefty, get him out, then bring the righty in from the outfield and defensive sub the lefty who is now in the outfield.

How dare you be smart with your relievers.

[pokerplaya]

Re: Is it possible to put a position player in to pitch?

Just have to reply because this is one of my huge internet pet peeves. If you CAN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION -- why do you?

Syd is absolutely correct.

EDIT: Even worse, when you have the absolutely wrong answer -- (Karl) why give out information to mislead others? It's not Fox News. LOL.

[TGov]

Re: Is it possible to put a position player in to pitch?

All y'all guys are wrong. You can bring in a position player to pitch without using him as a pinch hitter first. The way to do it though would be to do a defensive switch. I do it all the time, like Whitey Herzog.

I will bring a righty to face the righty, get him out, then switch him with an outfielder, (the outfielder could pitch then), bring in the lefty, get him out, then bring the righty in from the outfield and defensive sub the lefty who is now in the outfield.

Wonderful strategy but is that NL only??? I don't know how I'd do that being an AL team with a DH

[sydrogerdavid]

Re: Is it possible to put a position player in to pitch?

Wonderful strategy but is that NL only??? I don't know how I'd do that being an AL team with a DH

I see what you guys are saying now. The game doesn't let you negate the DH or select the pitcher for defensive sub in the AL. So no, you cannot use a position player as a pitcher in AL games.

I never play AL games, I didn't know.