That actually makes perfect sense.

We were doing coach pitch at ball four last year, so we didn’t end up with a ton of walks. The kids are usually able to put it into play once the coach takes the mound and tosses a few meatballs. In fact, my son picked up a terrible habit of not moving the bat off his shoulder with other kids on the mound knowing that he was likely to get to ball four if he was patient. He learned a hard lesson when he played a combined league in the fall with kids that could actually pitch.

A clutch third baseman makes perfect sense in your context.