9-3 putouts

[Aviator87AC]

Anyone noticed that 9-3 putouts are occasionally missed? In about 90 franchise games, I've probably turned 3 or 4. I could have easily turned more if the 1B player decided to stand on the bag. Seriously, so many times I've had a great throwing arm in RF and some slow slugger jogging down the line. The throw would have easily beat him but 1B isn't standing on the bag.

Is there no way to simultaneously throw to 1B while telling your 1B to stand on the bag?

[kenp86]

Ive been trying it since the game came out this year and have yet to do this despite the likes of Victor Martinez, Justin Bour and so on running. Its infuriating

[HozAndMoose]

Its to keep things realistic. 4 or 5 years ago they would always cover and it was pretty common to get a 9-3 putout. You having 3 in 90 games is already extremely unrealistic. From 2000 to 2013 (about 30,000 games) only 16 were turned. Then there were 3 in 2014 including Jose Bautista turning 2 in back to back games. Keeping it realistic by not having the 1B cover the bag is a crappy solution though.

[Noiziv]

As Hoz mentioned, this is intentional behavior. They used to be really easy to do. Since they placed the first baseman off the bag a few years ago, I haven’t seen any occurrence of it happening.

[marter]

As mentioned by others, it was a quick-fix patch a few games ago in order to prevent people abusing 9-3 putouts.

And it was left in (and not fixed properly instead) because ... reasons, I guess.

It looks silly each time a ball is hit hard enough to try it, and you should have an out or at least a close play if the 1B was standing on the bag.

[CujoMatty]

I play with button accuracy and even when the 1b covers first the game intentionally turns your accuracy to yellow so you pull the 1b off the bag even though I obviously stopped the meter in the green.

Doesn’t bother me though because like others have said it stops bloated 9-3 numbers.

[JoseJoseph9119]

I try it every time but it only works if there was a runner on first and the 1B holds him on. Definitely should happen more though based on game physics.

[stealyerface]

If your defense is in a shift, and the ball is lined to the rightfielder, you can definitely get an occasional 9-3 put out to snuff a rally.

I have done it maybe three times this year, but it seems only if the 1B is in his position for the Extreme Left Shift.

It makes sense, as it must fool the logic, with where the throw could come from being played by the 2nd baseman in right field.

~syf