Anthony Rizzo

[Wolfpac]

So Rizzo has gotten two games at 2B now, for the way the official scorer is judging his position on a shift. Does anyone else think this kind of goes outside the spirit of the rule we have in place for this contest?

Food for thought.

[King of Queens]

Cesar Tovar sends his regards:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 9220.shtml

[ToddZ]

FWIW, it's not a shift, but rather a bunt defense where the second baseman holds the runner on first while Rizzo plays in for the sacrifice. The catch is when they did this last year, the Pirates called them out since the mitts were illegal. Zobrist and Rizzo swapped, meaning they each were using a glove for the opposite handedness (I don't know if they have different gloves this season). It's the mitts that defined the position, not the judgement of the official scorer - and why they don't alter the positions when scoring a play in the traditional shift, they're wearing their normal glove.

Not commenting on the spirit of the fantasy rule, just clarifying what they're doing.