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Starred Review on April 1, 2018 | In The Ballpark
A "shift" in baseball refers to a defensive realignment in which players deviate from their standard positions based on a hitter's percentage-proven tendencies. Here, clinical psychologist Carleton presents a further move in our perception of the game by balancing analytics-heavy sabermetrics—popularized by Michael Lewis's Moneyball—and the idea that baseball is purely a numbers game with psychological...Log In or Sign Up to Read More