Eliminating the Shift will Affect the Astros

Dec 21 2022 by The Crawfish Boxes

 
Yordan Alvarez hitting the ball for a double to left field in Detroit’s Comerica Park. | Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports

But How Will It Affect the Astros? Hard to Know.

The infield shift will be eliminated next year. The rule change will affect all teams—but that’s particularly true of the Astros. The Astros have been the top employer of defensive shifts over the last ten years. And Astros’ batters face defensive shifts a high percentage of the time. At the risk of...

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