There's a league-wide movement to position defenders deeper across the spectrum. Do the Royals follow the trends? And how does it impact keeping runners off the bases?
Those are some interesting numbers. Especially the impact of increased depth at just those two positions.
Without examining the numbers I would assume that the reduced BABIP is mostly due to the shift and hitters simply refusing to bunt/hit opposite field, etc.
I would be interested to see what the BABIP is on balls hit opposite of the shift vs. towards the shift.
Those are some interesting numbers. Especially the impact of increased depth at just those two positions.
Without examining the numbers I would assume that the reduced BABIP is mostly due to the shift and hitters simply refusing to bunt/hit opposite field, etc.
I would be interested to see what the BABIP is on balls hit opposite of the shift vs. towards the shift.