It's a strategy that has been around for decades and decades. If one team just tried bunting every time they were up, it would still be a traditional play just used more frequently.
The idea that baseball today is any less traditional than it was in 1960whatever is just flat nonsense.
Launch, shifts and robot umps are fine. I just don't like the current instant replay model. Having a coach hold up the action while reviewing whether or not he wants to challenge is dumb as hell. They need to shorten that process.
Shifting has happened since before most of us were born. It IS traditional. It's the game you grew up with.
Although he missed most of April due to injury, Chad De La Guerra hasn't missed a beat since returning to the Pawtucket lineup. The infielder is batting a solid .298/.322/.456 in his first full season at Triple-A and launched his first home run of the season Monday night. The Grand Canyon University product has steadily climbed the ranks of the Red Sox farm system and now finds himself in the midst of a productive season just one stop away from the major leagues.
Bryan Gonzalez also had a tater. He currently has an OPS of 3.578. http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=682793#/career/R/hitting/2019/ALL TIME FOR A PROMOTION!
Bumgarner. His two big injuries were dirt bike accident (2017) and broken hand off line drive (2018). Bum's FB has ticked up a little this year.
The conversation is definitely closer than anyone would have though back in 2015.
That's not how it works though?
You have to take the good and take the bad and there you have the facts of Porcello not being a guy I want around long term.