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ReasonablySober wrote:I've hated the shift. A rocket up the middle or a shot into the hole should not be met with a gloved dude just sitting there.
tski1972 wrote:ReasonablySober wrote:I've hated the shift. A rocket up the middle or a shot into the hole should not be met with a gloved dude just sitting there.
It’s no different than drilling one right at the left fielder who is standing in a “normal” position.
Why are there “normal” defensive positions anyway? Why is it even a thing? The defense is set up to maximize coverage of the field to stop runs for scoring. Who cares how they do it.
ReasonablySober wrote:tski1972 wrote:ReasonablySober wrote:I've hated the shift. A rocket up the middle or a shot into the hole should not be met with a gloved dude just sitting there.
It’s no different than drilling one right at the left fielder who is standing in a “normal” position.
Why are there “normal” defensive positions anyway? Why is it even a thing? The defense is set up to maximize coverage of the field to stop runs for scoring. Who cares how they do it.
Yes, and a big reason that baseball is unwatchable to many is the game is nothing but home runs and strikeouts. Banning the shift will have a monster impact getting more hits, particularly if you're a lefthander. More action is good.
I think analytics had more to do with it than the steroid era. When a ball is hit in play there's an aspect of luck, stikeouts and HRs remove the luck. They are the two most sought after outcomes.tski1972 wrote:ReasonablySober wrote:tski1972 wrote:
It’s no different than drilling one right at the left fielder who is standing in a “normal” position.
Why are there “normal” defensive positions anyway? Why is it even a thing? The defense is set up to maximize coverage of the field to stop runs for scoring. Who cares how they do it.
Yes, and a big reason that baseball is unwatchable to many is the game is nothing but home runs and strikeouts. Banning the shift will have a monster impact getting more hits, particularly if you're a lefthander. More action is good.
It’s like this now because the players only care about home runs and strikeouts. The steroid era started this decline, as players were a lot more content to put a ball in play pre Sosa and McGwire. Then the crowd craved the long ball and this is how it ended up. I don’t see how banning the shift changes a batters or a pitchers mindset at this point.
The basic agreement governs almost all aspects of the game, but baseball's core economics were front and center in the labor talks. In addition to the CBT move, the minimum salary governing players with less than three years of major league service will jump from $570,500 to $700,000, growing to $780,000, and a bonus pool worth $50 million will be distributed among those younger players who have yet to reach salary arbitration.
MLB had pushed for expanding the postseason to 12 teams -- a plan to which the MLBPA agreed. Additionally, player uniforms will feature advertising for the first time, with patches on jerseys and decals on batting helmets.
Other elements of the deal include:
• A 45-day window for MLB to implement rules changes -- among them a pitch clock, ban on shifts and larger bases in the 2023 season
• The National League adopting the designated hitter
• A draft lottery implemented with the intent of discouraging tanking
• Draft-pick inducements to discourage service-time manipulation
• Limiting the number of times a player can be optioned to the minor leagues in one season.
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