If Queen Elizabeth I played baseball: starting pitcher, rated 85

Queen Elizabeth I as a baseball player: scouting report

Queen Elizabeth I reigned for more than forty four years and was famous for never letting rivals, or even her own court, see her next move coming. Every great starting pitcher wants exactly that reputation. She would work the mound like a chess player, showing a hitter one look, then another, and finishing him with the pitch he had stopped expecting. Her eye is the best mark on her card and her pitching is right behind it.

She was one of the best educated rulers of her age, schooled in Latin, Greek, French and Italian, and that learning gives her a deep catalog of patterns to draw from when a lineup comes around for the third time. She loved to ride and hunt and was known as an energetic dancer at court, so she fields her position with quick feet and gets over to cover first base on time. Her contact is strong if she ever has to hit, and her arm grades out well enough to hold runners close and keep the running game quiet.

Power is the soft spot on her card, which costs a pitcher very little. Her speed is modest too, so she is not the athlete to send to the outfield. Second base is her next best spot and catcher is close behind, and either would let her keep running the game from the middle of the field. Take her as a mid rotation starter with front line instincts, pair her with a catcher who trusts her to shake him off and give her the ball in the games that decide a series.

Plays like A cerebral starter who keeps every hitter guessing

Put Queen Elizabeth I in your lineup

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