Posts Tagged ‘defensive positioning’

El ojo en el cielo

¿Se beneficiarían los equipos de béisbol restableciendo al coach en el palomar?

The Eye in the Sky$

Entorno familiar

Las dimensiones del Progressive Field jugaron un papel fundamental durante el juego del lunes.

Familiar SurroundingsB

Do Teams (and Players) Make the Right Choices About Cutting Down a Run on the Infield?$

Is Defense Getting Worse?$

Best of BP: Better Defense Is Costing MLB Thousands of Hits

Optimizing defensive positioning to take away extra-base hits.

Better Defense Is Costing MLB Thousands of Hits

Optimizing defensive positioning to take away extra-base hits.

The League’s Defensive Positioning Has Changed

Third basemen and center fielders lead the way.

No Seriously, Who’s On First?$

Best of BP 2015: Shifting Shifts to the Outfield

The next wave of defensive positioning is here, as the Astros are placing their outfielders in more extreme locations than we’ve seen in the past.

Ducks on the Pond: Shifting Expectations

Who are some good candidates for outfield shifts, and are teams shifting against them?

Beating the Shift: Shifting Shifts to the Outfield

The next wave of defensive positioning is here, as the Astros are placing their outfielders in more extreme locations than we’ve seen in the past.

Overthinking It: This Week in Bunting to Beat the Shift, 5/30

This week’s bunts, a chat with Chip Hale, and a new trend in defensive shifts. Plus: Ted Williams.

Overthinking It: Defining Positions in the Age of the Shift

In the era of aggressive defensive positioning, does the old-fashioned box score still tell us where people played?

BP Unfiltered: This Week in Bunting to Beat the Shift, 5/23

More brave bunters fight the good fight against the defensive shift.