[IBL] Ballot items

[Sean Sweda]

> On Aug 28, 2024, at 10:34 AM, Michael Kenlan via Members <members at lists.ibl.org> wrote:
> 
> 7) I'm opposed to LF/RF crossover because it's a slippery slope and where do we draw the line? What about CF getting LF/RF starts? What about 1B/3B interchangeability? What about SS getting 2B/3B starts? What about my guy who played 2B last year but not this year; surely he still can. Manager's discretion on where to field them, right?

Everyone draws their line somewhere, but it always takes 2/3 to agree in order to change the line.  If there are good reasons to vote against any of these hypotheticals then they are unlikely to ever happen.

In this particular case LF/RF is unique in that the defensive data is already aggregated.  This is done because otherwise you get nonsense like Mike Morse being playable as an average defender at one corner due to wacky splits despite generally being a terrible outfielder.  Regulating starts at the two positions made sense when the ratings were based on the split data.