BALTIMORE -- Royals fans may have noticed that the team is over-shifting less than it did during the first few weeks of the season, preferring to keep players closer to their original positions rather than arranging them based on individual hitters.
Of course, the Royals still are shifting far more than they have in recent years under manager Ned Yost, who argued earlier this season that in previous years, the club's superior athleticism defensively didn't require over-shifting.
With different personnel this season, Yost came around to the idea of over-shifting more.