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Will a ban on the shift impact the St. Louis Cardinals? - A Hunt and Peck

Like Dua Lipa Major League Baseball has got new rules and one of them is a ban on the shift. Specifically the rule is that two infielders must be on each side of second base when a pitch is released and all four infielders must be in front of the outfield grass. Left-handed hitters across the league rejoiced.

But what about the lefties for the St. Louis Cardinals? Bernie Miklasz wrote on Scoops with Danny Mac some of his thoughts, which included a list of batting averages against shifts pulled from Fangraphs. Per Miklasz:

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