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Tag: Defensive Alignment

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The Case for Shifting Behind Brett Anderson

by Kenny Kelly April 10, 2017

In 2016, teams employed a defensive shift more than ever before. Across the majors, teams shifted 28,072 times. The Cubs, whose defense maintained a historically good BABIP, shifted the least with just 603 batters faced with some sort of defensive shift in place. The Cubs appear to be one step ahead against the rest of […]

Tags: Brett Anderson, Defensive Alignment, Shifts | 1 Comment
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A Playing Time Nightmare

by Zack Moser March 16, 2017

Perhaps you saw the ending to Puerto Rico’s Tuesday night victory over the Dominican Republic in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. Perhaps you witnessed Javier Baez make another improbably good and unreservedly fun play. Perhaps you even questioned the veracity of that play’s result. But then again, perhaps you didn’t. For those […]

Tags: Ben Zobrist, Defensive Alignment, Javier Baez, Playing Time | 6 Comments
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