Ned Yost doesn’t like that the shift is cutting down on singles:

Asked if he’d like to see shifts — usually a shortstop playing on the right side or a second baseman playing on the left side of the infield — outlawed, Yost nodded.

“Go for it,” Yost said. “Set it up. The game has changed so much. You can’t slide into second base (aggressively), you can’t make more than six visits to the mound, you can’t slide into home plate (through the catcher). I’m fine with all that.

“But you talk about low scoring, you talk about strikeouts, if you can eliminate the shift it’s going to increase offense. It’s hard to hit singles. It’s hard to bunch together runs. You’ve got to hit homers or doubles now.

I like doubles. I’d like to see someone make a serious run at both the single season and career doubles record. If the shift forces hitters to bang out more doubles (and triples), I’m all for that. They’ve much more exciting plays than singles.

Not two, that just going the other way with the ball is almost a sure double against the shift. Batter don’t need to bunt, they just need to direct the ball, like Ty Cobb did.