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Originally Posted by dkgo
How does banning the shift increase balls in play?
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Because as it is now some players think, "I've got no chance if I hit a ball on the ground, so I might as well just try for the bomb.".
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-woul...balls-in-play/
I doubt it's a huge factor, but if it makes players more confident and therefore more likely to just make contact with the ball, I'm for it.