My opinion on the shift - I hate it. With that being said if hitters would learn to adjust and poke just enough slow rollers down the opposite side of the field they would quit doing it. I don't blame teams for doing it, I blame hitters for not taking what they are giving you - a free pass to get on base without giving up an out. Even if the analytics say just keep swinging away I would have to think over the long term you would be better off keeping them honest because if you do it enough eventually you would get to hit against the traditional defense.
"The future ain't what it used to be."