Salt Lake Tribune · Mar 24, 2018
Will flip-flopping fielders be baseball’s latest trend?
FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2018, file photo, Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler watches batting practice at baseball spring training camp in Clearwater, Fla. Kapler has brought a new-school philosophy, a ton of energy and plenty of positivity to an organization that needed revitalization after five straight losing seasons. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) Clearwater, Fla. • New Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler's progressive approach includes a strategy straight from a slow-pitch softball league.
Kapler plans to flip-flop outfielders in the middle of an inning to put his best defensive player in the position where the spray charts indicate a batter is most likely to hit the ball.