Reds August games thread

[CJD]

(08-24-2022, 12:27 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: Senzel should not be in Center anymore. Now that Winker is gone, put him in LF and let a real outfielder play the most important position in the outfield, not a converted infielder. Hell, move him back to 3rd and put Farmer in LF.

I hate the shift . . . this is twice in the last week where the Reds were beaten by the outfield shifted to RF with a right handed hitter and a routine ball for a straightaway CF is now a two run triple or a one run triple. Why shift your entire infield to the left but have your outfield shifted to the right? You shift everyone because the will most likely pull the ball . . .  why allow the OF to have less coverage to the side you are expecting them to hit? Makes zero sense to me.

Good news. The shift (at least the infield shift) will not be allowed in the 2023 season and beyond. So hopefully, managers won't out think themselves quite so much next year.

Quote:• A ban on infield shifts. Beginning in 2023, teams no longer will be allowed to have more than two infielders on one side of second base. Opening the field puts a premium on athleticism and incentivizes hitters to put the ball in play.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/04/12/baseball-radical-changes-coming