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Old 03-29-2015, 12:25 AM   #422
bigpmpnick06
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Hey I noticed the shift tendencies of managers are off based on the shift data from last year.

Here are the stats throught the first week of September 2014

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-bi...071443322.html

AL Shifts

Astros (Bo Porter) 1562

Rays (Joe Maddon) 1028
Yankees (Joe Girardi) 950
Blue Jays (J Gibbons) 946

Orioles (B Showalter) 825

Indians (Larry Dolan) 707
Royals (Ned Yost) 695
Rangers (R Washington) 686
White Sox (R Ventura) 683
Athletics (Bob Melvin) 646
Mariners (L McClendon) 633
Red Sox (John Farrell) 620

Twins (Ron Gardenhire) 533
Angels (Mike Scioscia) 507

Tigers (Brad Ausmus) 294


NL Shifts

Pirates (Clint Hurdle) 826

Brewers (Ron Roenicke) 634

Giants (Bruce Bochy) 494
Cubs (Rick Renteria) 462
Cardinals (M Matheny) 424

Braves (Fredi Gonzalez) 370
Diamondbacks (K Gibson) 352
Padres (Bud Black) 342
Reds (Bryan Price) 337
Phillies (R Sandberg) 321

Marlins (Mike Redmond) 309
Dodgers (Don Mattingly) 296
Mets (Terry Collins) 294

Nationals (M Williams) 258
Rockies (Walt Weiss) 248


Brad Ausmus used the shift the least in the American League (AL teams shift more often due to the DH rule) but has an "above average" tendency to use the shift in OOTP 16. Mike Scioscia used the shift 2nd least often in the AL but has a "very high frequency" to use the shift in OOTP 16. Many other manager's tendencies to use the shift seem off based on this data as well..

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