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Maybe this is crazy. Maybe it isn't. The Phillies have seen the future. Are we ready? https://t.co/mDMjUPncIw pic.twitter.com/t6OLLCq06o — Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) February 28, 2018 Excerpt From Game Report 05/10/18: Rhys Hoskins, who went 0-for-3 with a walk in the loss to the Giants, gave an emphatic response to one reporter’s question about the play…
How have the Rays outfielder’s opponents shifted against him with the bunt in mind?
This week’s bunts (including the first attempt by a right-hander), plus a look at aggressive counter-adjustments by opposing defenses.
This week’s bunts (including three first-timers, two near-misses, and Joey Gallo), plus a look at counter-adjustments by opposing defenses.
This week’s bunts (including two big debuts), plus a look at counter-adjustments by opposing defenses.
This week’s bunts, plus a look at counter-adjustments by opposing defenses.
This week’s bunts, a chat with Chip Hale, and a new trend in defensive shifts. Plus: Ted Williams.
In the era of aggressive defensive positioning, does the old-fashioned box score still tell us where people played?
The latest exciting developments in the back-and-forth battle between batters/bunters and defenders.
Are batters catching on?
The second installment of a series designed to reveal whether batters are striking back against defensive shifts.
The start of a new series.
On the rise of the defensive coordinator.
Adam Dunn, David Ortiz, and others are doing their best to make defenders abandon the ever-more-popular over-shift.