Why hasn't Pollo been used more this year at the plate?

[RougeDawg]

The kid puts the bat on the ball and he 17ing squares the ball up just about every time he hits it. Seems to be better than some of our other hitters.

 

[windcrysmary]

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[Hump4Hoops]

Unless they plan on pitching him some - which they might.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Does college baseball have the same rules as MLB about DH? If the pitcher moves to a field position, does it eliminate the DH like it does in MLB?

 

[engie]

A pitcher can hit for himself thus allowing you to use the dh for another position player. Ole Miss used to regularly do this when Head or Pettway pitched...

 

[RougeDawg]

At any level, the DH can be used to hit for any of the position players. In the Bigs every position player is a decent hitter so you never see if used for another position.

I like the way Pollo has a real quiet stance at the plate, and just makes solid contact almost every plate appearance.

 

[patdog]

In pro and college, the DH has to hit for the pitcher. The difference is in the pros if the pitcher also bats, he's batting as the pitcher and there is no DH for that game. In college, the P and DH are seperate positions so you can take a pitcher out, but leave him in to hit. Per Wikipedia,

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In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6.10,<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><font size="2"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></font> an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter (abbreviated DH), to bat in place of the pitcher each time he would otherwise come to home plate, rather than letting the pitcher bat. Since then, most collegiate, amateur, and professional leagues have adopted the rule or some variant; MLB's National League and Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League, are the most prominent professional leagues that do not use a designated hitter.</p>

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The use of the designated hitter rule in amateur baseball is nearly universal. The primary difference between the DH in the professional and amateur games is that the DH may bat in place of one player in any position in most amateur baseball leagues such as those that use National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rules. Most high school coaches use a designated hitter in place of the weakest hitter in the lineup, if they use one at all. In amateur baseball, many pitchers are also good hitters and will often play another position (or even DH) when not pitching. Professional pitchers usually focus exclusively on improving their pitching, thus their batting skills often deteriorate compared to their teammates. However, in Canada, the DH must bat for the pitcher still.</p>

One notable exception to the NFHS designated hitter rule in youth baseball is American Legion baseball. Legion rules exactly follow those prescribed in the Official Baseball Rules, which allow the DH only to bat for the pitcher. Prior to 1995, the use of the DH was not allowed in Legion baseball. Japanese high school baseball is one of the few amateur baseball leagues in the world that has never used the designated hitter rule at all. In South Korean high school baseball, the rule has been adopted since 2004.</p>

In college baseball, NCAA rules state that the designated hitter must hit for the pitcher, but in many instances the pitcher is also a good hitter, and the coach may elect to let the pitcher bat in the lineup. If the pitcher opts to bat for himself, he is treated as two separate positions — a pitcher and a designated hitter (abbreviated P/DH on the lineup card) — and may be substituted for as such (i.e. if he is removed as the pitcher, he may remain as the designated hitter and vice versa). However, if a player who starts a game as a P/DH is relieved as the starting pitcher, he may not return to the mound even if he remains in the game as the DH, and he may not play any other defensive position after being relieved as the pitcher. Conversely, a player who begins the game as the DH, but not as the pitcher, may come into the game as a reliever and remain as the DH (in effect becoming a P/DH), be relieved on the mound later in the game but continue to bat as the DH.</p>

an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter (abbreviated DH), to bat in place of the pitcher each time he would otherwise come to home plate, rather than letting the pitcher bat. Since then, most collegiate, amateur, and professional leagues have adopted the rule or some variant; MLB's National League and Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League, are the most prominent professional leagues that do not use a designated hitter.] Link</span>