Talk about sinking rapidly, Zach Britton, left handed closer for the AL Orioles, looks like he’s throwing in the dirt most of the time but, even hitters agree, the movement on his breaking ball is unbelievably sharp. Almost unhittable much of the time. He is truly one of the premier pitchers in all of baseball.
I realize the shift is nothing new in baseball (recall how teams shifted for Ted Williams as an example) but today it seems to be used everywhere. Its perfectly OK to shift players where you want them however it does seem to be another advantage that pitchers have, especially given all the defensive alignments that are normally made based off of hitters’ tendencies on various counts. Bottom line, I think elevating the strike zone slightly may bring a little more balance between hitters and pitchers into the game and make it more exciting for fans.
Regards.
Call the strike zone as it was originally defined from knees to armpits, and the games would get shorter.