Shifty business: Is MLB really going to limit or eliminate shifts?

Shifty business: Is MLB really going to limit or eliminate shifts?
What if a baseball game were played, but players in the field were not allowed to roam anywhere they want? What if defensive shifts were limited or eliminated completely? Would officials in Major League Baseball really take such action? This week, Jayson Stark of The Athletic wrote an excellent article examining this topic. "At last month's owners meetings, baseball's competition committee gave the commissioner 'strong' backing to try to 'put something in place' to limit shifts,...

AL East turned upside down in this prediction

AL East turned upside down in this prediction
Maybe you thought you'd never see the day when a prominent national baseball writer would not only pick the Orioles to win the American League East, but at the same time would pick New York to finish last. Well, it happened this week and almost happened twice. ESPN's Buster Olney picks the Orioles first and the Yankees last in the AL East. His ESPN colleague, Jayson Stark, picked the Yankees last, as well, but has the Orioles finishing in second place. Olney ranks them in order as...