If Dwight D. Eisenhower played baseball: designated hitter, rated 83

Dwight D. Eisenhower as a baseball player: scouting report

Dwight D. Eisenhower grew up in Abilene, Kansas, and he later said that his boyhood dream was to play in the major leagues. He went to West Point instead, played football for Army and built a career as one of history's great planners, rising to five star general. A planner makes a natural designated hitter. Contact and eye are the top two marks on his card, so he walks to the plate knowing the count, the pitcher's habits and the pitch he wants, and then he waits for it.

His approach would be steady rather than flashy. He moves the ball to all fields, works deep counts and rarely chases, the hitter a manager trusts to move a runner over or bring one home from third with less than two outs. His power is above average, enough to punish a hanging breaking ball. As president he had a putting green built on the White House lawn, and the same devotion that went into practicing his short game would go into his rounds of batting practice.

His arm is the honest weakness, which is exactly why designated hitter suits him: he never has to make the long throw. If you need him in the field, first base is a solid second choice and second base is close behind, thanks to fielding that grades out well. Draft him in the middle rounds as the steady bat in the heart of the order, and let the free swingers hit around him while he grinds out the at bats that win close games.

Plays like A patient line drive hitter who always has a plan

Put Dwight D. Eisenhower in your lineup

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