{"id":201296,"date":"2021-03-13T10:39:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T07:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yankees-gleyber-torres-could-be-hurt-if-this-shift-rule-comes-to-mlb\/"},"modified":"2021-03-13T10:39:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T07:39:58","slug":"yankees-gleyber-torres-could-be-hurt-if-this-shift-rule-comes-to-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-gleyber-torres-could-be-hurt-if-this-shift-rule-comes-to-mlb\/","title":{"rendered":"#Yankees&#8217; Gleyber Torres could be &#8216;hurt&#8217; if this shift rule comes to MLB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Yankees&#8217; Gleyber Torres could be &#8216;hurt&#8217; if this shift rule comes to MLB<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LAKELAND, Fla. \u2014 For now, the Yankees can protect shortstop Gleyber Torres with the shift all they want, with third baseman Gio Urshela even able to move into the spot in certain situations.<\/p>\n<p>The shift helps make up for Torres\u2019 lack of range \u2014 something Torres worked on this offseason as he tried to improve several aspects of his defense with bench coach Carlos Mendoza.<\/p>\n<p>But the rule changes being implemented at Double-A this season \u2014 in which all four infielders must be on the infield dirt and which might mandate having two players on either side of the infield for the second half of the year \u2014 could have an impact on Torres and the Yankees down the road.<\/p>\n<p>Because the rule changes being made in the minors are clearly with an eye toward potentially being implemented in the majors in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Torres has impressed the Yankees with his improved conditioning after his well-chronicled arrival at spring training 2.0 last summer in less than ideal shape following the COVID-19 shutdown.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" alt=\"Gleyber Torres\" class=\"wp-image-17550870 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Gleyber-Torres.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Gleyber-Torres.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Gleyber-Torres.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Gleyber-Torres.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Gleyber-Torres.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1849 1849w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gleyber Torres<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though scouts are still weighing how the improvements Torres seems to have made since the end of last season will translate to 2021, it\u2019s clear range will never be a strong point for the 24-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees shifted their infield 35.5 percent of the time last season, according to Baseball Savant, which was 15th most in the majors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll always have his issues with covering a lot of space, so not having the shift would hurt,\u2019\u2019 one AL scout said. \u201cIf they bring that to the majors, he\u2019d be exposed more than some others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/pinstripe-pod\/healthwilldetermineyankeesfatefeat.garysheffield?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For now, though, the Yankees\u2019 focus is on this season and how to get more out of Torres than they got a year ago, when he was among many throughout the sport to have a season to forget.<\/p>\n<p>From the work he did in the offseason and continued during spring training with Mendoza, as well as his work with hitting coach Marcus Thames to regain his power stroke, the Yankees expect a different type of player.<\/p>\n<p>Torres said he is in good form physically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m 200 percent right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>And his goal is to be more consistent in the field. The offense will come on its own, Torres believes.<\/p>\n<p>In his work with Mendoza, Torres said he tries to create difficult situations in order to better prepare himself for those plays during actual <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>But if Torres gets back to being the hitter he was two seasons ago, when he had 38 homers, his defensive shortcomings will be much easier to live with \u2014 shift or no shift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, I got in a little bit of trouble when I\u2019d go to the plate with timing,\u2019\u2019 Torres said. \u201cThis offseason, I hit a lot in the cage and figured a few things out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In particular, Torres pointed out the need to be more patient at the plate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust waiting for a pitch I want to hit,\u2019\u2019 Torres said. \u201cLast year, I swung at too many bad pitches and tried to do too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He insisted that won\u2019t h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en again this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year, I\u2019ll follow the plan I had in 2019 and try to swing at pitches I can hit,\u2019\u2019 Torres said. \u201cIf I have the opportunity to hit a homer, I [will]. 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