Baseball 101 is an ongoing series from The Good Phight’s Allie Foster that breaks down some of the multifaceted aspects of baseball for those fans who might not be as familiar with the ins and outs of the game. In this eleventh edition, she answers some of your questions. You can read other entries here.
Why aren’t more hitters doing what Matt Carpenter did and bunting?
This is a great question. I’ve been saying for a very long time that players need to start taking advantage of the crazy shifts they get like that.