Royals Rumblings - News for October 16, 2018
Craig Brown at Baseball Prospectus looks at how the Royals increased their use of defensive shifts more than almost any other team in baseball.
You could say the Royals increase in utilizing the shift on the field represented a shift in organizational defensive philosophy. The Royals have long employed an analytics department and have over time incorporated their input into game preparation. This was perhaps the most outwardly obvious sign the team was serious about crafting the data available to them to gain a competitive advantage.