Owners talking about banning the shift.
The author doesn't think they should.
Relevant snips:
One of the very first things Commissioner Rob Manfred said in an interview upon taking over the job was that he wanted to ban defensive shifts.Full article:Instead, per this article by Andy McCullough in The Athletic, a ban of the infield defensive shift is being considered, and one way it could be put into the rule book would be to require that two infielders would have to be on each side of second base — or even force them to play on the dirt. I’m not sure how you’d enforce that. Fielders could line up that way and move when a pitch is made.
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020...banning-shifts