In a perfect world of baseball games, A bench wouldn't have to contribute much in a perfect world at all, because in a perfect world all nine (or eight) starters would be so productive and reliable that a bench would hardly be needed. Yet it does not work like that. Players get injured, players go through slumps and people also need to rest now and then, so the luxury of not just getting depth, but also successful depth, is a pretty important and often overlooked aspect of the creation of a roster.View More Baseball Benches