Good morning. There just wasn’t a “big story” today. So the links are being presented in a slightly more random order than normal.
- Sam Miller looks at a debate that’s been raging in MLB all year about shifting. Miller notes that while shifting does a good job at preventing hits, it doesn’t prevent runs. Basically, pitchers pitch differently when the shift is on.
- Alden Gonzalez explains how big a role that shifting has played a in the decline of Angels first baseman Albert Pujols. Pretty big.
- I mentioned this in the Minor League Wrap a couple nights ago, but the Florida State League Tampa Tarpons lost a perfect game in extra innings when the runner started the inning on second base under the new minor-league extra innings rules.