Tribe

http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/07/22/shifts-rule-change-lefthanded-batters-david-ortiz

I get a kick out of articles like this, mainly because...well, as so many people say above...learn to bunt or hit the other way...I mean, I've seen Santana lay down bunts and force the defense to readjust, and if Carlos can drop one...so can a lot of other guys.

We were discussing at work the article in the PD how Lindor had better be ready, because one way or another, Asdrubal is gone.  Now, I don't think Lindor is ready, but that is what Aviles is for.  More to the point, this problem is entirely self-created by the Tribe.  If you think about it, they were SOOO convinced that Peralta was a bad SS -- range factors to the contrary -- that they moved him to 3B and then traded him...and took Asdrubal from 2b -- where he was fine -- to SS, where he was stretched a few years ago...  Of course, this meant they needed a 2B, and this meant that Kipnis -- a LF by trade -- had to spend time and effort learning 2B.  Thus, Brantley -- perfectly fine in center -- had to become a LF, which created a gap in CF that could NOT be filled by throwing money at Bourn.  I realize this is a stretch, and yes, it might not have worked out this way, but as is so often the case in life, people in trying to solve a problem end up creating a greater one.  And they're Ivy Leaguers, to boot.  :)